"Thank You, Brother": Krassyuk and Hearn on Joshua's Knockout

Eddie Hearn, the head of Matchroom Boxing, and Alexander Krassyuk, the head of K2 Promotions and CBDO of Ready To Fight, commented on the outcome of the match between Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) and Francis Ngannou (0-2, 0 KOs).

"Anthony, brother, thank you for showing what boxing really is. Good luck, and may God bless you," Krassyuk tweeted.

"I'm so proud of Joshua because there was a huge amount of pressure on him. People kept talking about what would happen if he lost to Francis Ngannou. Anthony rolled the dice, as Turki Al al-Sheikh said that if we win this fight, we'd meet the winner of the Fury-Usyk match.

In October, there was the show The Baddest of the Baddest (Battle of the Baddest) to determine the coolest man on the planet. They shouldn't have done it in October; they should have done it now. Because the coolest man on the planet right now is right here – it's Anthony Joshua.

People keep talking about how Tyson Fury performed against Francis Ngannou. Forget about that. What I said would happen, happened. Joshua won just as I said. He just went out and destroyed Francis Ngannou.

This man is a wild beast and the best heavyweight boxer in the world. I can't wait for him to beat Tyson Fury," said Hearn.