Joshua Demolishes Ngannou: Main Statistics

On March 8th, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a fight took place between Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) and Francis Ngannou (0-2, 0 KOs). Already in the first round, Joshua sent his opponent to the canvas with a knockdown. In the second, the Brit finished the confrontation by sending his opponent to a second knockdown, then followed up with a decisive blow.

This victory marks Joshua's fourth win in the last 11 months and his third consecutive early victory.

Fight Statistics

Joshua landed 12 of 41 (29.3%) of his punches. Ngannou's figure was 8 out of 42 (19%).

Anthony connected on 7 of 32 jabs thrown (21.9%). Ngannou's figure was 5 out of 21 (23.8%).

The majority of Joshua's hits were power shots: 5 out of 9 (55.6%). Ngannou's figure for power shots was 3 out of 21 (14.3%).

What's Next?

Joshua is the main contender for the winner of the Usyk-Fury pair. Fury himself mentions it, and importantly, the event organizer in Saudi Arabia, Turki Al al-Sheikh, expressed a desire to make such a confrontation happen. However, how soon it can be organized remains a mystery, as Usyk and Fury have a clause for a possible rematch in their contract.