Boxing
10 Mar
Cameroun heavyweight boxer, Francis Ngannou, has congratulated his conqueror, Anthony Joshua, after being blown away in a devastating second-round knockout by the Nigeria-born British boxer on Friday night in Saudi Arabia.
9 Mar
Cameroonian boxer Francis Ngannou has hailed Anthony Joshua's knockout punch during their bout. Joshua recorded a second round knockout win against Ngannou at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday night. The Brit drew first blood in the opening round as he dropped the Cameroonian with a clean right hand. Joshua came out…
9 Mar
Two-time former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua wants MMA legend Francis Ngannou to continue boxing after they both squared up early Saturday morning in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Joshua knocked down Ngannou three times, with the third one proving too much for Cameroonian boxer who was just featuring in his second competitive boxing match. Ngannou lost his…
9 Mar
Two-time world champion Anthony Joshua knocked out mixed martial arts star Francis Ngannou in just the second round of their heavyweight clash in the early hours of Saturday. Joshua had his Cameroonian opponent on the canvas in the first round and twice more in the second in a brutal and brief exhibition of punching power.…
8 Mar
After all the months of boasting and thrash talk, Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou will enter the ring in Saudi Arabia today, to decide who is the better fighter.
7 Mar
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will return to the ring to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in an exhibition bout screened on Netflix, organisers announced on Thursday. Tyson, 57, and Paul will face off at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, on July 20, Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions…
7 Mar
Francis Ngannou once toiled in a sand mine, scavenged for food to avoid starvation and slept rough in a car park, so facing former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Friday is just another stop on his epic rags-to-riches journey. "I've had a lot of experience in life," the softly-spoken Cameroon-born fighter says with…
5 Mar
Anthony Joshua has vowed to “make a statement” and deliver a knockout victory over Francis Ngannou in Friday’s crossover super-fight in Saudi Arabia, reports Sky Sports.
2 Mar
The Sports Ministry has expressed its desire to partner with Yucateco Boxing Promotions in its efforts to discover young, talented boxers for the country.
26 Feb
Francis Ngannou will fight Renan Ferreira in his MMA return after the Brazilian knocked out Ryan Bader in just 21 seconds, reports mirror.co.uk.
21 Feb
Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame (LBHF) has staged its first amateur Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament under its new name, Boxing and MMA Hall of Fame (HOF).
19 Feb
A "saddened and disappointed" Manny Pacquiao conceded Monday his Olympic boxing dream was over after the ring great was denied a berth at this year's Paris games.