Joshua destroys Ngannou in Saudi Arabia

Tyson Fury did not do that to Francis Ngannou!

Former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua(28-3, 25 KOs) defeated Ngannou by a vicious second-round knockout, and Ngannou(0-2) was out cold at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday,

 Joshua dropped Ngannou three times in this fight: once in the first round and twice in the second. The fight ended after Joshua drilled Ngannou with a destructive right hand, and the referee did not even bother to count.

Ngannou dropped Tyson Fury and lasted ten rounds with the WBC heavyweight champion. Clearly, his fight with Joshua was a much different story. 

What happened to Ngannou on Friday night in Saudi Arabia should have happened last October when Ngannou faced Fury. This is what an elite boxer is supposed to do to an MMA fighter.

Ngannou is expected to go back to the Octagon and battle Renan Ferreira in a Professional Fighting League event. After what we saw on Friday night, he should stay away from boxing’s elite heavyweights, while Joshua should be in line for some big heavyweights scraps. 

Outside of a fight against Fury, Joshua’s next biggest fight would be facing former world champion Deontay Wilder, who is coming off a loss to Joseph Parker. Despite that loss, Wilder still has a big name, and while the fight is many years late, it’s still not too late for it to happen.