The 'heavy' confrontation between Francis Ngannou and Anthony Joshua promised to be the focal match of the highest boxing event in March, a tournament called 'Knock-out Chaos' on March 8 in Saudi Arabia.
Sharing at the press conference before the match, Francis Ngannou affirmed: “I am definitely still participating in some MMA matches, but I commit to never give up the Boxing journey.”
Former UFC Francis nunnou added: “Initially, I did not know anything about MMA. For more than a decade, my enthusiasm was only for Boxing, the dream of the peaks of Boxing. Even if the opportunity opened in MMA, for me it was just an opportunity to shine, become a world champion and then I could return to Boxing. Because it's my passion. I don't explain why, but I really love it. “
After losing a controversy against Tyson Fury, Ngannou expected the 10 match against Joshua this weekend at Kingdom Arena. This is the second 'monster' nunnou walked to the professional boxing floor, after impressive gloves with 'The Gypsy King' in late October last year. Meanwhile, Anthony Joshua will have the first match in 2024.
This match is considered as a “quality test” for AJ. Before the British puncher headed to a belt match in the middle of this year and beyond the No. 1 world boxing position Heavyweight.