Anthony Joshua has received his fourth straight struggle by securing a second-round knockout win over Cameroonian boxer Francis Ngannou in the primary occasion of the “Knockout Chaos” card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
After securing consecutive victories in 2023 with wins over Jermaine Franklin in April and Robert Helenius with a seventh-round knockout in August, Joshua cruised to a fifth-round technical knockout win over Otto Wallin in December, who had been anticipated to be a formidable opponent, particularly along with his southpaw stance.
Joshua has now secured knockout wins over two fighters who took Tyson Fury the gap in Wallin and Ngannou.
Ngannou shocked followers when he knocked Fury down of their bout final yr and due to that efficiency, followers believed he may pull a shocker in opposition to Joshua too.
Joshua, nonetheless, silenced the doubters, outboxing Ngannou all through the 2 rounds and he made a press release like he promised with a knockout win inside simply 5 minutes of their struggle.
The Cameroonian-born boxer wanted a physician after he was knocked out and acquired oxygen on the nook of the ring earlier than he stood again up.
Within the post-match convention, Joshua expressed readiness to face the winner of Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk for an opportunity again on the world heavyweight titles.
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