Francis Ngannou set to fight Anthony Joshua in March in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, per Eddie Hearn

Nkwain Desmond January 5th, 2024, 11:24 pm

Francis Ngannou is set to fight Anthony Joshua in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia according to Turki Alalshikh and Eddie Hearn.

The fight is set to take place in March, and will be a ten round boxing match. Eddie Hearn also announces that the fight date and press conference details will be released in the days ahead.

🚨| Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua is a done deal!

Ten-round boxing match. Saudi Arabia.

Date TBA at a press conference in London later this month.

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After fighting Tyson Fury and going all the way to the 10th round, Francis Ngannou will now fight a different kind of opponent in Anthony Joshua, who defeated Otto Wallin by a 5th round corner stoppage on December 23rd.

Anthony Joshua is one of the best heavyweight boxers and has a record of 27-3, which includes 24 KOs.

Breaking: Anthony Joshua will fight Francis Ngannou in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to Turki Alalshikh and Eddie Hearn. The heavyweight fight will take place on March 9, sources told @MikeCoppinger. pic.twitter.com/CnZKwtmKab

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