Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou: Weigh-In Results & Betting Odds

We are less than 24 hours away from the mega event appropriately titled “Knockout Chaos,” and the buzz is through the roof for this fight. Heavyweight giants Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou stepped on the scale earlier today to show off their ridiculous physique ahead of their ten-round bout tomorrow night on DAZN PPV & PPV.com. Also on hand were the rest of the fighters on the card, but the co-main has picked up significant steam this week as Zhilei Zhang came in at a career-high weight for his fight against Joseph Parker for the interim WBO heavyweight title. Who will come out on top when the dust settles?

ANTHONY JOSHUA VS. FRANCIS NGANNOU WEIGH-IN RESULTS

Anthony Joshua (252.4 lbs.) vs. Francis Ngannou (272.6 lbs.); Heavyweight

Zhilei Zhang (291.6 lbs.) vs. Joseph Parker (247.6 lbs.); for Zhang’s WBO interim heavyweight title

Rey Vargas (125 lbs.) vs. Nick Ball (126 lbs.); for Vargas’ WBC featherweight title

Israil Madrimov (153.6 lbs.) vs. Magomed Kurbanov (153.6 lbs.)

Gavin Gwynne (134.6 lbs) vs. Mark Chamberlain (134.6 lbs.); Lightweight

Justis Huni (243.2 lbs.) vs. Kevin Lerena (232.4 lbs.); Heavyweight

Jack McGann (153.4 lbs.) vs. Louis Green (153.2 lbs.); Super welterweight

Roman Fury (224 lbs.) vs. Martin Svarc (225.6 lbs.); Cruiserweight

Ziyad Almaayouf (144.4 lbs.) vs. Christian Lopez Flores (142 lbs.); Super lightweight

Andrii Novytskyi (239.4 lbs.) vs. Juan Torres (255.6 lbs.); Heavyweight

ANTHONY JOSHUA VS. FRANCIS NGANNOU BETTING ODDS

Per DraftKings SportsBook, Anthony Joshua is the favorite at -340, and Francis Ngannou is the underdog at +260.

Anthony Joshua: TKO/KO -155; Decision +380

Draw: +1800

Francis Ngannou: TKO/KO +330; Decision +1600

ANTHONY JOSHUA VS. FRANCIS NGANNOU DATE, START TIME

• Date: Friday, March 8
• Start time: 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 p.m. PT
• Main event ringwalks (approx): 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT

These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights. 

WHAT CHANNEL/STREAM IS ANTHONY JOSHUA VS. FRANCIS NGANNOU?

• U.S.: DAZN PPV ($38.99 w/subscription) & PPV.COM ($69.99 w/o subscription)
• UK:   DAZN PPV

Abraham Gonzalez

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