Former absolute light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr., in a conversation with , said that the former UFC belt holder Francis Ngannou after the fight with Antoine Joshua You should not continue to compete in boxing.
The boxing match took place in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and ended with Joshua’s victory by knockout in the second round. In the first round, Joshua 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.
— Should Ngannou continue to compete in boxing?
– No. He earned his money and now he has to leave. There was a tough knockout in that fight,” Roy Jones 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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