Everyone suddenly wanted to become a boxer, but to get closer to the level of the former world champion according to WBA, WBO and IBF Antoine Joshua you have to do this all your life, the former absolute world champion told Constantin Tszyu .
Boxing fight between ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou and Joshua finished with a victory for the Briton by knockout in the second round. In the first round, the Briton knocked down Ngannou with a right hand to the jaw, but the Cameroonian came to his senses and continued the fight. In the second round, Ngannou was knocked down again, after which Joshua delivered a decisive attack and eliminated his opponent.
“I saw Joshua’s punches in that fight. Anthony was technically well prepared for the strike, his deceptive actions forced Ngannou open. Francis was very open on both the front hand and the back hand. There are concepts in boxing such as quality, experience and skill. When a strong opponent comes against you, but not a boxer, it is not so difficult to dismantle him.
— Should Ngannou continue to compete in boxing?
— We live in kind of a crazy world now. Suddenly everyone wants to be a boxer. In order to reach the level of world champion, many boxers spend their whole lives, but only a few achieve this goal. I have nothing against Ngannou. He’s a former UFC fighter, but that doesn’t mean he’ll become a world boxing champion against the world’s elite boxers. Joshua’s victory over Ngannou can be characterized by the phrase “justice prevailed.” This fight ended the way it should have,” Tszyu told .
For Ngannou, this was the second fight in professional boxing after his debut on October 28 last year in a fight with Tyson Fury. From 2015 to 2022, Ngannou competed in the UFC and won the heavyweight championship belt. Statistics of former WBA, IBF, WBO heavyweight champion Joshua in professional boxing before the fight with Ngannou – 27 wins, 3 losses.
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