Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou is inflicting its promoters to drag out all of the stops.
On March 8, Joshua and Ngannou face off in a 10-round boxing match in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia in a bout being billed as “Knockout Chaos.” Promotion for the superfight has ramped up in current weeks, and on Tuesday the newest trailer dropped, displaying Joshua and Ngannou reworking into online game characters and punching one another a la Avenue Fighter. However now the powers that be have taken the subsequent step: Releasing a online game for the approaching combat.
On Wednesday, “Knockout Chaos” bought its personal web site the place followers can play a easy boxing sport, selecting between Joshua or Ngannou, after which try and knock out their opponent. Whereas the sport will not be at the same time as superior as Mike Tyson’s Punchout, it nonetheless exhibits a stage of promotional funding not often seen within the fight sport house nowadays.
Joshua is a the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in boxing and former unified heavyweight champion. He misplaced his titles to Oleksandr Usyk in a pair of fights in 2021 and 2022, however has since strung collectively three straight victories.
Ngannou is the previous UFC heavyweight champion who left the promotion in 2023 to pursue different pursuits, particularly boxing. He practically shocked the world in his boxing debut, shedding a contentious break up determination to WBC champion Tyson Fury. Regardless of the loss, Ngannou nonetheless earned a top-10 rating from the WBC.
