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Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou will conflict in an intriguing important occasion in Riyadh this weekend, as Saudi Arabia’s boxing takeover continues.
Joshua headlined an enormous evening of motion in Riyadh in December, stopping Otto Wallin simply moments after Deontay Wilder was upset by Joseph Parker. The plan was for “AJ” to field Wilder subsequent, and the Briton will certainly face a heavy hitter this day out – simply not the American.
Joshua, 34, will fight former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou, in the latter’s second boxing match ever. In October, Ngannou dropped Tyson Fury in a outstanding second in Riyadh, solely to lose a controversial choice.
The Cameroonian, 37, will attempt to not go away his destiny in the judges’ palms this weekend, as he seeks a shock knockout in opposition to Joshua – a former two-time unified champion.
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When is the fight?
Joshua vs Ngannou is about to happen on Friday 8 March in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The occasion is predicted to begin at 5pm GMT (10am PT, 12pm CT, 1pm ET), with ring walks for Joshua vs Ngannou prone to start at 10.30pm GMT (3.30pm PT, 5.30pm CT, 6.30pm ET).
How can I watch it?
Anthony Joshua, left, takes on Francis Ngannou on March 8 (Zac Goodwin/PA)
(PA Wire)
The occasion will stream dwell on Dazn in the UK, US and worldwide, with Sky Sports additionally airing the motion in the UK.
New Dazn viewers should purchase the fight card and a month’s free subscription for £19.99, whereas current subscribers should purchase the occasion for £18.99. Sky, in the meantime, has priced the occasion at £19.95.
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Odds
Joshua – 2/9
Ngannou – 100/30
Draw – 16/1
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Rules
Ngannou mocks Tyson Fury after pulling down the boxer
(AFP by way of Getty Images)
Joshua vs Ngannou will probably be an ordinary skilled boxing match. The fight is scheduled for 10 three-minute rounds. Each fighter can win by way of choice, knockout or TKO (technical knockout, e.g. the referee stops the bout, a towel is thrown in, or an damage halts the fight).
Each spherical will probably be scored utilizing the 10-point ‘must’ system, that means the winner of a spherical receives 10 factors, whereas the loser will get 9 – until they’re knocked down or badly damage, in which case they may obtain 8 factors, 7 or fewer, relying on the severity of the injury.
The identical guidelines utilized to Ngannou’s professional boxing debut in October, when he fought Fury, though the quirk in that bout was that the Briton’s WBC heavyweight title was not on the road.
Prize cash
Joshua and Ngannou’s respective earnings for the fight haven’t been made public. Quite a lot of publications cited a Sports Business Journal article, which apparently reported that AJ will make $50m to Ngannou’s $20m – not factoring in pay-per-view factors. However, the unique article not lists particular figures. A Forbes article has endorsed the suggestion that these sums are correct, nevertheless.
When Ngannou fought Fury in October, the Cameroonian earned $10m, in accordance with Fury, whose buddy Derek Chisora claimed that the “Gypsy King” made $50m.
Full card (topic to vary)
Joseph Parker, who outpointed Deontay Wilder in December, will fight Zhilei Zhang
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Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou (heavyweight)
Zhilei Zhang (C) vs Joseph Parker (WBO interim heavyweight title)
Rey Vargas (C) vs Nick Ball (WBC featherweight title)
Israel Madrimov vs Magomed Kurbanov (vacant WBA super-welterweight title)
Gavin Gwynne vs Mark Chamberlain (light-weight)
Justis Huni vs Kevin Lerena (heavyweight)
Mark Chamberlain vs Gavin Gwynne (light-weight)
Jack McGann vs Louis Greene (super-welterweight)
Roman Fury vs Martin Svarc (cruiserweight)
Ziyad Almaayouf vs Christian Lopez Flores (super-lightweight)
Andrii Novytskyi vs Juan Torres (heavyweight)
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