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Anthony Joshua will field Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia tonight, because the Briton dangers his place atop the heavyweight division in opposition to the previous UFC champion.

Ngannou left the UFC in early 2023, vacating its heavyweight title within the course of. The Cameroonian, 37, then made his boxing debut in October, flooring Tyson Fury in Riyadh earlier than dropping a controversial choice.

Following that outstanding occasion, Ngannou returns to the identical metropolis for a bout with Joshua, who additionally fought in Riyadh not too long ago; in December, “AJ” stopped Otto Wallin to seal his third win from as many fights in 2023.

Joshua, 34, was anticipated to field Deontay Wilder subsequent, however the American misplaced on the identical night time as the previous two-time unified champion’s win over Wallin. Instead of that long-awaited mega-fight, Joshua now has a conflict with one other heavy hitter in Ngannou.

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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 start at 4pm GMT (8am PT, 10pm CT, 11pm ET), with ring walks for Joshua vs Ngannou seemingly to begin at 11pm GMT (3pm PT, 5pm CT, 6pm ET).

How can I watch it?

The occasion will stream live on Dazn within the UK, US and worldwide, with Sky Sports additionally airing the motion within the UK.

New Dazn viewers should purchase the fight card for £19.99.

A subscription to Dazn is on the market to buy right here.

Odds

Joshua – 2/9

Ngannou – 100/30

Draw – 16/1

Odds by way of Betway. Get all the most recent boxing betting websites’ affords right here.

Rules

Joshua vs Ngannou will likely 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 harm halts the fight).

Each spherical will likely be scored utilizing the 10-point ‘must’ system, which means the winner of a spherical receives 10 factors, whereas the loser will get 9 – except they’re knocked down or badly damage, during 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. Numerous 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 now not lists particular figures. A Forbes article has endorsed the suggestion that these sums are correct, nonetheless.

When Ngannou fought Fury in October, the Cameroonian earned $10m, in accordance to Fury, whose pal Derek Chisora claimed that the “Gypsy King” made $50m.

Full card (topic to change)

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 (heavyweight)

Ziyad Almaayouf vs Christian Lopez Flores (super-lightweight)

Andrii Novytskyi vs Juan Torres (heavyweight)