Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou Is A Done Deal For A Fight In 2024

In what is the biggest breaking news of the year so far, former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will face former MMA heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a ten-round fight held in Saudi Arabia later this year. The news was broken by combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani, who spoke to Turki Alashikh about it. Alashikh posted the video on X, validating the two’s conversation about the news.

This is an interesting matchup as Ngannou gave WBC Champion Tyson Fury all he could handle in September, while Joshua stopped Otto Wallin in their December fight, scoring a TKO victory. The Saudis are looking for big events, and this one will be huge for not only boxing fans but casuals alike. Joshua has the look and physique that will sell this event even more to audiences outside of the combat sports world. Who will win this matchup between these two titans? It’ll be interesting to watch as they plan a press conference in London later this month to announce the fight formally.

Abraham Gonzalez

Abraham Gonzalez is the founder of FightsATW. His journalistic work has been published and used across several platforms to include online, network TV and promotional companies. He is an American Public University alumnus and a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). Abraham was the Managing Editor for NYFights, Big Fight Weekend, contributed to FanSidedMMA and ProBoxTV.

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