How it Happened: Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou live updates: Fight results
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Eddie Hearn: ‘Tyson Fury — please defeat Oleksandr Usyk’
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Eddie Hearn has also been interviewed on DAZN. “I’m so proud of him, there was a huge amount of pressure on him tonight. He rolled the dice because His Excellency told us the winner of this will fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury.
“On this form there is no man in the heavyweight division who can beat Anthony Joshua. There is a man down there called Tyson Fury. Please defeat Usyk, because then we can set up the biggest fight in the history of the heavyweight division.”
Anthony Joshua: ‘My team will shape my future’
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Anthony Joshua adds: “This is the thing with boxing. Am I coming into my peak? I dunno, it’s hard with the heavyweight division. If I had lost everybody would be saying I’m finished. I’m just doing it while I’m here and making the most of it. In five years this will all be done.
“My team will shape my future. I’m just here to fight. I will go back to my cage and lock myself away and I will come back when it’s time to fight.”
Anthony Joshua: ‘I told Ngannou he shouldn’t leave boxing’
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DAZN is interviewing Anthony Joshua after his substantial knockout victory over Francis Ngannou, who has already left the ring for further medical assistance.
“It is what it is,” Joshua says. “When I saw the fight between Francis and Tyson Fury, I realized he could fight. And I wanted a piece of that. He’s an inspiration. He’s a grand champion, and this result doesn’t detract from his capabilities.
“I told him he shouldn’t leave boxing. He can do well. He’s fought two of the best.”
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Francis Ngannou is back on his feet
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That’s a relief to see. Francis Ngannou has regained consciousness and received oxygen on his stool. He now stands in the middle of the ring with Anthony Joshua ahead of the official considerably ago.
Result: Anthony Joshua knocks out Francis Ngannou in second round
The ringside doctors are giving Francis Ngannou oxygen. That was a considerable knockout blow from Anthony Joshua.
Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou — round two
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Ngannou has switched back to an orthodox stance. His switch to southpaw wasn’t successful in the slightest. But it hasn’t done him much good — Joshua lands another right hand, which connects with Ngannou’s chin. The former UFC champion is once again in trouble.
Ngannou rallies, but Joshua makes him look like a novice, and Joshua sends him to the canvas again! Again, it’s Joshua’s right hand. Ngannou gets to his feet, but seconds later, he’s down again, Joshua connecting with the right for a third time.
Francis Ngannou goes down very, very heavily. He’s out cold, and that’s a sickening knockout. It’s all over.
Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou — round one
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Anthony Joshua gets off to a quick start, immediately looking to land his jab. Francis Ngannou has his hands relatively low, practically daring Joshua to come forward.
Ngannou is the first to enter, looking to unload with his left. He catches Joshua on the top of the head with a grazing left, but the Brit is unbothered.
And there we go! Ngannou’s left hand is perilously low, and Joshua rocks him with a solid right! Ngannou goes down, and it’s a heavy fall. He finally climbs back to his feet, narrowly beating the count.
Will Joshua attack? He gets back behind his jab. He doesn’t need to rush this.
Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou is underway
Seconds out, round one!
Anthony Joshua follows Francis Ngannou to the ring
Anthony Joshua is clad in all-white. Like Francis Ngannou, several fireworks go off as he makes his way to the ring. But he walks unaccompanied and makes his way immediately to his position. There’s no dancing, no gimmicks. He means business.
Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou is underway
Seconds out, round one!
Anthony Joshua follows Francis Ngannou to the ring
Anthony Joshua is clad in all-white. Like Francis Ngannou, several fireworks go off as he makes his way to the ring. But he walks unaccompanied and makes his way immediately to his position. There’s no dancing, no gimmicks. He means business.
Francis Ngannou makes his way to the ring
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Here comes Francis Ngannou, wearing a very fetching pink and white ensemble.
As he enters the ring, several fireworks go off, accompanied by the Drake track ‘God’s Plan.’
It’s an understated ring walk compared to his entrance before the Tyson Fury fights.
Michael Buffer is in the ring
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This means the ring walks are about to start!
Joshua vs Ngannou fight start time update
Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight fight with Francis Ngannou was initially scheduled for 11.20 pm GMT or 6.30 pm ET. The ring walks are now expected to occur in around 5 minutes so that the fight will start at around 00.30 am GMT or 7.30 pm ET.
So we’re running somewhere around 60-90 minutes behind schedule.
