Emergency Reaction: Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua is ON!

MMA Fighting

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Sports, News, Sports News

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🗓️ 5 January 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Francis Ngannou's first fight of 2024 is booked, and it will take place in the boxing ring, not an MMA cage. As MMA Fighting confirmed on Friday, Ngannou will face Anthony Joshua in a 10-round boxing match that is targeted for March, although the date is currently not finalized at this time. Following Ngannou making the decision to leave the UFC as heavyweight champion in early 2023, he went on to sign with the PFL before taking Tyson Fury to the limit in his pro boxing debut in October. Now, "The Predator" gets another massive opportunity to shake things up in boxing's heavyweight division. Following the news being announced, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Shaun Al-Shatti, and Eric Jackman react to the news, how it benefits both fighters, discuss what it means for Ngannou's MMA future, early predictions, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Shaun Al-Shatti: @ShaunAlShatti Follow Eric Jackman: @NewYorkRic Subscribe to MMA Fighting Check out our full video catalog Like MMA Fighting on Facebook Follow on Twitter Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.0	All right, Mike Heck here for MMA Fighting.com.
0:52.0	If we're just doing a surprise reaction, you know, something big is happening and something big is happening, ladies and gentlemen.
0:54.0	Francis and Gagnu, no he is not returning to the world of MMA, no he is not fighting John Jones,
1:00.1	he is returning to the world of professional boxing.
1:04.3	Fresh off his incredible pro debut against Tyson Fury.
1:08.6	France and Gano's next fight will be against Anthony Fre Joshua, date TBD, a lot of reports saying that it's
1:16.2	March 9th. I'm being told sometime in March, but it's not officially a done deal yet in terms of the date but holy moly this news is absolutely massive
1:26.0	especially at a time where there's no you have see event to look forward to this weekend
1:30.7	so I figured this is a great time to do it and who better to do it with than two of my
1:35.1	good buddies at m a fighting.com we have deputy editor Shaheen al shoddy we have the
1:39.3	social media guru new york shen, I'll begin with you.
1:43.2	Francis and Ganu, to quote the song,
1:45.8	all he does is win, does he not?
1:48.0	I mean, jeez, Louise, heading into 2023,
1:51.6	this man's future was a mystery, right?
1:53.9	Was he gonna re-sign with the UFC?
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