In three days time, former UFC Heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou will face former two time boxing world champion Anthony Joshua in the main event of 'Knockout Chaos'.
Although only the second time making is walk to the boxing ring as a professional, last time out Ngannou proved his worth in the squared circle, going the distance with Tyson Fury in a razor close contest.
Anthony Joshua enters the bout having found some decent form in recent outings. After back to back losses against Oleksandr Usyk, 'AJ' has earned three victories in the last 11 months; with wins against Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin.
Since becoming involved in the work of boxing, Turki Al-Sheikh has delivered some huge nights to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Friday night's action proves no different.
Ngannou's professional boxing debut came earlier in the Riyadh 2023/24 season in the aforementioned Fury fight. Nobody knew what to expect from Ngannou and how, if at all, the skillset he had established in the cage over the last decade would transfer to the bigger gloves and different discipline.
To the large surprise of numerous people, the 37-year-old looked more than comfortable in there against a man who many consider to be one of the best Heavyweights to ever walk the planet, evening dropping the WBC champion in the bout.
Ngannou now faces his second world champion in as many bouts and following his Fury performance, fans and pundits alike feel that the bout with Joshua could be a close contest.
Turki Al-Sheikh has also announced that the plans are for the winner to face the victor of the Heavyweight unification bout, which is set to take place, between Usyk and Fury, on Saturday May 18th.
Ahead of the matchup, former UFC welterweight title challenger and globally respected fight analyst Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy dives into the X’s and O’s of the matchup as he breaks down the matchup in “The War Room.”
Check out Dan’s analysis via the video below:
