“This won’t end until I fight,” Francis Ngannou reveals his top 3 dream fights and his next potential opponent
Francis Ngannou revealed his top 3 current heavyweight boxers and announced his next potential fights.
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The former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou’s rise to fame in the sport of boxing didn’t take long. The Cameroonian MMA fighter went head-to-head against the undefeated WBC heavyweight, Tyson Fury in his first-ever boxing fight. Many people anticipated that the fight would be a mismatch in terms of skill, but Ngannou proved this notion wrong. As such, Ngannou knocked Fury down to the canvas and controversially lost the fight via split decision.
However, the loss did not faze Ngannou, since he still has a long way to go in his boxing career. Ngannou is now set to fight Anthony Joshua on March 8, and the winner will be able to challenge the next undisputed heavyweight champion. In addition, Ngannou interviewed with DAZN ahead of the fight, where he announced his top 3 dream opponents.
Three names that I had in mind. Tyson Fury, Antony Joshua, Deontay Wilder. I still have those three names. This won’t end until I fight Wilder and Tyson Fury rematch.Francis Ngannou via DAZN
In the interview, Ngannou revealed that Joshua is in the top 2 or 3 boxers in the heavyweight division, in his opinion. Ngannou justified this claim by stating that Joshua’s name has been associated with the top three heavyweights in the last decade.
Furthermore, Ngannou revealed that the other two names that come to mind are Fury and Deontay Wilder and stated that he always wanted to fight them. Hence, Ngannou announced that he would fight Fury in a rematch and would also fight Deontay Wilder.
Francis Ngannou always dreamt of being a boxing world champion
Ngannou has faced several hardships throughout his life, and he left Cameron initially with the intent to become a boxer world champion. Subsequently, Ngannou emigrated to Europe to start his boxing career but later got into MMA instead. Ngannou then later received a call from the UFC and got signed because of the lucrative opportunity.
Hence, Ngannou stated that he was not happy when he left his country but had to do it because of his dream. However, even though he left Cameron to become a boxing world champion, he decided to join the UFC because it presented a similar opportunity to become a champion.
I always want to be world champion. This might not be boxing, but it's the combat sport.Francis Ngannou via DAZN
Later, Ngannou left the UFC after not being satisfied with his contract and signed with the PFL. Furthermore, Ngannou’s contract with the PFL allowed him to pursue both MMA and boxing fights, which is what Ngannou initially wanted.
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