Anthony Joshua can win explosive heavyweight battle with Francis Ngannou to set up a world-title shot | G1K06Z7 | 2024-03-06 16:08:01
Heavyweight boxing is again on the agenda for the first time this yr with two large fights happening in Saudi Arabia on Friday.&
Sadly, the top of the invoice isn't the box-office blockbuster between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to find out who will be the undisputed king of probably the most fascinating and fashionable weight division within the sport.
The WBA, WBO and IBF champion from Ukraine was alleged to struggle the Gypsy King final month for the correct to carry all 4 world titles however it was pushed again to Might 18 when Tyson suffered a cut eye in training.
So the main target has shifted to former champion Anthony Joshua as he faces ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou, who famously rocked Tyson Fury once they met within the Center East in October.
The Cameroon fighter generally known as The Predator has a powerful punch and could spoil AJ's plans to satisfy the winner of the Fury/Usyk rumble, though a rematch is extra more likely to be staged first.
Joshua is coming off wins last year against Otto Wallin, Robert Helenius and Jermaine Franklin which took his document to 27 wins, 24 of which have been inside the space, and three defeats.
One of the losses was when he was knocked down twice in the third round and twice in the seventh by Andy Ruiz in New York and there's little question that Ngannou is by far the heavier puncher.
It's unlikely it will go the space as AJ packs a fair wallop himself and he's 7/10 with Unibet, Guess MGM and BetUK to win inside the space while Ngannou to triumph before the top of the 12th round is 4/1 with the same companies, William Hill, Paddy Energy and Betfair.
AJ ought to prevail nevertheless it's a troublesome call so let's have a nibble on both boxer profitable in spherical eight at 14/1 with Betfair and Paddy Power.
The other huge heavyweight collision on the card is Zhilei 'Massive Bang' Zhang towards Joseph Parker, and on paper it appears simple.
Zhang has twice beaten Britain's Joe Joyce, who in turn has defeated Parker, however boxing doesn't all the time go to plan with types making fights.
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Still, 'Huge Bang' is the person to finish it early at 21/20 with Hills and a ninth-round victory is 14/1 with the identical firm.
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