Francis Ngannou isn’t finished simply but.
‘The Predator’ returned to the squared circle on Friday, March 8, for a showdown with the WBC’s top-ranked heavyweight contender, Anthony Joshua. The bout emanated from Kingdom Enviornment, the identical venue the place Ngannou went 10 rounds with Tyson Fury, and almost defeated ‘The Gypsy King’ in his critically acclaimed pro boxing debut.
Sadly, issues wouldn’t go fairly as effectively for Ngannou the second time round. The previous UFC heavyweight champion was sat down by Joshua in back-to-back rounds earlier than being blasted with a vicious right hand that sent Ngannou crashing to the canvas.
Many assumed that Francis Ngannou would head again to the world of blended martial arts to make his long-awaited debut for the Skilled Fighters League following the loss. Nevertheless, ‘The Predator’ seems to have completely different plans. In a video on Ngannou’s YouTube channel, he reveals {that a} third boxing match might be subsequent and admitted to feeling like boxing “owes” him one thing after his brutal defeat within the ‘Knockout Chaos’ headliner.
“What’s subsequent for me? Possibly a 3rd boxing match,” Ngannou mentioned. “I really feel like boxing owes me one thing now. I’ve to regain what boxing took out of me. I feel my ego is not going to let me step again and let go of this with out doing all the pieces to reinstall and show to the world that I’m the person of this job. I can do it, you understand. I slipped, however I didn’t fall. I stumbled, however I didn’t fall.
“I feel if I’m going again, practice, study from it, and use it as a bonus and expertise for my private development, I feel it is not going to be a loss. I can reverse it and make it a victory. A life victory. Not solely a sports activities victory.”
May We See Francis Ngannou vs. Deontay Wilder subsequent?
We’re undecided if anybody is clamoring to see Francis Ngannou step again contained in the boxing ring, but when he does, one of many names already being tossed round is Deontay Wilder. Holder of the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ is taken into account to be one of the most dangerous punchers in the game, although he has struggled to search out his means into the win column as of late.
After absorbing back-to-back losses towards Tyson Fury, Wilder bounced again with a first-round knockout of Robert Helenius. Sadly, he adopted up the short end with a lackluster performance towards Joseph Parker in December 2023, shedding by way of unanimous choice to the 35-3 fighter.
With each males coming off losses, it might be an ideal pairing. And if not, Francis Ngannou nonetheless has 2023 PFL heavyweight tournament winner Renan Ferreira eagerly ready to welcome him to the Sensible Cage.
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