On Friday, March 8, Francis Ngannou (0-1 in boxing, 17-3 in MMA) and Anthony Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) will conflict in the primary occasion of “Knockout Chaos.” As we get nearer to combat evening, Dan Rafael has spoken to Ngannou about his slender defeat to Tyson Fury and the upcoming bout towards AJ. The British fighter – was final seen at “Day of Reckoning” when he dominated Otto Wallin.
This can be a fascinating combat, the place a win for each would catapult them in the direction of a doable unification contest towards the winner of Fury vs. Usyk. In preparation for this bout – we’re bringing you a numerical breakdown of Friday evening’s combat.
Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua Struggle by Numbers
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10,000: The approximate inhabitants of Batié, the village the place Ngannou was born and raised.
1742: (On March 8) days since Joshua suffered his first skilled defeat towards Andy Ruiz at Madison Sq. Backyard, New York Metropolis.
12 of 20: The variety of first-round knockouts by Francis Ngannou within the UFC, along with his final opening-round win coming towards Jairzinho Rozenstruik on Could 9, 2020.
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328,924,800: (On March 8) seconds since AJ made his skilled debut, defeating Emanuele Leo by first-round TKO at The O2 Enviornment, London, England.
$69.99 + Relevant Taxes & Service Price: The value on PPV.com for “Knockout Chaos.”
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90,024: (On March 8) hours since “The Predator” made his MMA debut and defeated Rachid Benzina by armbar submission within the first spherical of their heavyweight bout.
Pay attention under to the total interview between Francis Ngannou and Dan Rafael, and extra on the newest “Massive Struggle Weekend Boxing Podcast.”
Full Struggle Card
Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou; HeavyweightZhilei Zhang vs Joseph Parker; for Zhang’s WBO interim heavyweight titleRey Vargas vs Nick Ball; for Vargas’ WBC featherweight titleIsrail Madrimov vs. Magomed Kurbanov; For the vacant WBA tremendous welterweight title (Struggle unsure on account of medical problem)Gavin Gwynne vs. Mark Chamberlain; LightweightJustis Huni vs. Kevin Lerena; HeavyweightJack McGann vs Louis Inexperienced; Tremendous welterweightRoman Fury vs. Martin Svarc; CruiserweightZiyad Almaayouf vs Christian Loopes Flores; Tremendous lightweightAndrii Novytskyi vs. Juan Torres; Heavyweight
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