Analysts say Anthony Joshua is the favorite to fight Francis Ngannou
On March 8 in Eri-Riyadh, in a boxing match, the former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will meet in the ring with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou. According to bookmaker experts, Anthony Joshua is the favorite to fight Francis Ngannou.
Joshua’s chances of winning are estimated as 1×1.32. Ngannou win probability – 1×3.55. Chance that the fight Joshua – Ngannou will end in a draw – 1×21.
For Ngannou, the fight with Joshua is only the second in the professional ring. In the first, in October last year, the Cameroonian pretty much beat up WBC world champion Tyson Fury, knocking down the Gypsy King and inflicting several cuts. Fury won on points, but the damage suffered in the fight with Ngannou and his own unconvincing performance forced the Briton to postpone the fight with Usyk scheduled for December.
Joshua, after two defeats from Usyk, is restoring his career and reputation. The Briton fought three fights, won all of them, two quite convincingly. Now it’s time to replenish the account – it’s unlikely that a fight with Ngannou will give Joshua anything other than a solid check.
A Cameroonian will also make good money. But, apparently, Ngannou also has sporting ambitions. Francis was a big surprise in the fight with Fury, and now, I think, he has slightly improved his boxing skills. In the fight with Fury, Ngannou managed to use his main trump card – striking power, sending the Gypsy King to the floor of the ring. The likelihood that someone who does not have a strong jaw “Joshua will be knocked down in a fight with Ngannou” bookmakers estimate as 1×3.
At the same time, it is interesting that the bookmakers do not rate the repetition of the Fury-Ngannou fight scenario in the Cameroonian-Joshua fight too highly. Yes, the probability “Joshua will be knocked down and win” is 1×8. As is the chance for “Joshua’s victory on points” – 1×4.5. Well, it’s clear that the chance is that “The Joshua-Ngannou fight will go the whole distance” is estimated as 1×3.5.
Source: Sportarena
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