Francis Ngannou isn’t carried out simply but.
‘The Predator’ returned to the squared circle on Friday, March 8, for a showdown with the WBC’s top-ranked heavyweight contender, Anthony Joshua. The bout emanated from Kingdom Area, the identical venue the place Ngannou went 10 rounds with Tyson Fury, and almost defeated ‘The Gypsy King’ in his critically acclaimed professional boxing debut.
Sadly, issues wouldn’t go fairly as properly for Ngannou the second time round. The previous UFC heavyweight champion was sat down by Joshua in back-to-back rounds earlier than being blasted with a vicious proper hand that despatched Ngannou crashing to the canvas.
Many assumed that Francis Ngannou would head again to the world of blended martial arts to make his long-awaited debut for the Skilled Fighters League following the loss. Nevertheless, ‘The Predator’ seems to have completely different plans. In a video on Ngannou’s YouTube channel, he reveals {that a} third boxing match could possibly be subsequent and admitted to feeling like boxing “owes” him one thing after his brutal defeat within the ‘Knockout Chaos’ headliner.
“What’s subsequent for me? Possibly a 3rd boxing match,” Ngannou mentioned. “I really feel like boxing owes me one thing now. I’ve to regain what boxing took out of me. I believe my ego is not going to let me step again and let go of this with out doing every part to reinstall and show to the world that I’m the person of this job. I can do it, you understand. I slipped, however I didn’t fall. I stumbled, however I didn’t fall.
“I believe if I am going again, prepare, be taught from it, and use it as a bonus and expertise for my private progress, I believe it is not going to be a loss. I will reverse it and make it a victory. A life victory. Not solely a sports activities victory.”
May We See Francis Ngannou vs. Deontay Wilder subsequent?
We’re undecided if anybody is clamoring to see Francis Ngannou step again contained in the boxing ring, but when he does, one of many names already being tossed round is Deontay Wilder. Holder of the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ is taken into account to be one of the harmful punchers within the sport, although he has struggled to seek out his means into the win column as of late.
After absorbing back-to-back losses in opposition to Tyson Fury, Wilder bounced again with a first-round knockout of Robert Helenius. Sadly, he adopted up the fast end with a lackluster efficiency in opposition to Joseph Parker in December 2023, shedding by way of unanimous determination to the 35-3 fighter.
With each males coming off losses, it could possibly be an ideal pairing. And if not, Francis Ngannou nonetheless has 2023 PFL heavyweight match winner Renan Ferreira eagerly ready to welcome him to the Good Cage.
