When was Joshua vs Ngannou?

Anthony Joshua fought Francis Ngannou on Wednesday, December 18th, 2024.

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Joshua

Mar 08 2024

Friday

Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

10 round contest @ Heavyweight

Ngannou

27-3-0

KO 2

0-1-0

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Age

6' 6" / 198 cm

Height

6' 4" / 193 cm

81.9" / 208 cm

Reach

83.1" / 211 cm

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2023

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Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou report

Who won Joshua vs Ngannou?

Anthony Joshua beat Francis Ngannou by knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, March 8th, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Zhilei Zhang was defeated by Joseph Parker for the WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship, Rey Vargas beat Nick Ball for the WBC World Featherweight belt, Israil Madrimov defeated Magomed Kurbanov for the WBA World Super Welterweight title, Mark Chamberlain was victorious over Gavin Gwynne, Justis Huni beat Kevin Lerena, Jack McGann was overcome by Louis Greene, Ziyad Almaayouf was victorious over Christian Lopez Flores, Andrii Novytskyi beat Juan Torres, and Roman Fury defeated Martin Svarc.

Joshua vs Ngannou stats

Back in March 2024, Anthony Joshua stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francis Ngannou made his way to the ring with a record of 0 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

The stats suggested Joshua had a massive power advantage over Ngannou, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Ngannou's 0%.

Anthony Joshua was the younger man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Joshua had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ngannou. Despite this, Ngannou had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 10 years earlier than Ngannou, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He had fought 155 more professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Ngannou's 12.

Anthony Joshua went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Francis Ngannou was ranked number 10 by the WBC in the Heavyweight division.

Joshua vs Ngannou form

Joshua had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Otto Wallin on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Robert Helenius on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jermaine Franklin on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on August 20, 2022, by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

He had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on September 25, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

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Joshua's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Joshua vs Ngannou start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:15 AM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 7:15 PM EST or 4:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:15 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Joshua vs Ngannou?

The DAZN PPV show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Joshua vs Ngannou?

Anthony Joshua was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Francis Ngannou made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.

Also on this card

Zhang

Parker

Friday, Mar 08 2024

Vargas

Ball

Friday, Mar 08 2024

Madrimov

Kurbanov

Friday, Mar 08 2024

Chamberlain

Gwynne

Friday, Mar 08 2024

Huni

Lerena

Friday, Mar 08 2024

McGann

Greene

Friday, Mar 08 2024

Almaayouf

Flores

Friday, Mar 08 2024

Novytskyi

Torres

Friday, Mar 08 2024

Fury

Svarc

Friday, Mar 08 2024

Joshua vs Ngannou Predictions

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Winner / Verdict	% of users
Anthony Joshua - KO	35.07%
Francis Ngannou - KO	32.09%
Anthony Joshua - Decision	25.37%
Francis Ngannou - Decision	7.46%

Based on 134 Predictions

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9 thoughts on “Joshua vs Ngannou”

Medo98

March 8, 2024 at 10:31 pm

It is going to a really tough fight and tricky too. It can go either way. If AJ does not bring in his A game , it could end up an upset. Ngannou is a tough customer. Nobody should play eith him besides he wants to make a name for himself . This fight could be a game changer . I’m rooting for him though.

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besak04

March 8, 2024 at 9:10 pm

Goodluck to AJ

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effiong

March 8, 2024 at 6:57 pm

The best among the two fighters will win tonight. I see draw count besides ko

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CashRules

March 5, 2024 at 6:24 pm

A PPV event for a fighter that’s 0-1 is insane am I bugging??

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LMGBoxFit

March 5, 2024 at 12:46 am

As AJ is still in his relative prime, and has been looking very good in his last two fights; I think he will get the stoppage, likely after the 5th round.

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123788

February 27, 2024 at 6:59 pm

Ajs fight will really start if they are able to get to round 7..

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JayIzz

February 22, 2024 at 7:55 pm

If AJ gets into boxing mode and stays focused there he may have a chance but once his emotions kick in and he tries to trade blows with Frances, the possibility of AJ getting KOd will be high. Good luck to AJ. I wouldn’t fully count him out yet.

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robertodurandruan

February 9, 2024 at 5:39 am

Love AJ but we all know the glass jaw situation.
Ngannou is a hard hitter so if he lands, Aj will fall. That being said AJ could probably could out box him, staying defensive.
But I think Ngannou is going to go in hard and try connect and will wear him down.

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CLEFFMAYWEATHER5

February 3, 2024 at 10:20 pm

Aj still going to be the winner am very proud of him that’s why is my mentor 🥊 I really love him AJ forever

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Donsua

9-0-0

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16-0-0

KO 7

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KO 7

Simsri

Taniguchi

36-1-0

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19-4-0

SD 12

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SD 12

Kunimoto

Takesako

12-1-0

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17-2-1

TKO 1

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TKO 1

Hara

Sunagawa

14-3-1

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3-0-0

SD 8

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SD 8

Whyte

Tetteh

30-3-0

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23-1-0

RTD 7

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RTD 7

Saturday 14th December

Munguia

Surace

44-1-0

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25-0-2

KO 6

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KO 6

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Rosa

Aguilar

7-0-0

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14-1-2

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Usyk

Fury

22-0-0

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34-1-1

Bohachuk

Davis

24-2-0

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13-1-0

Itauma

McKean

10-0-0

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22-1-0

Perez

Bibiano

22-5-1

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23-0-0

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McGregor

25-2-3

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14-1-1

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