Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is about to shake up his coaching routine for the upcoming boxing match in opposition to Anthony Joshua. Ngannou’s coach, Dewey Cooper, revealed in a latest video interview with ESPN that the heavyweight contender will conduct his coaching camp in Saudi Arabia forward of the scheduled bout on March 8 in Riyadh.
Usually coaching at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Ngannou’s determination to coach in Saudi Arabia seems to be strategic. The transfer goals to optimize coaching time and get rid of the necessity for transatlantic journey. Cooper, together with different members of Ngannou’s teaching group, is predicted to hitch him in Saudi Arabia.
Ngannou’s final bout in opposition to Tyson Fury in October, his debut in skilled boxing, resulted in a slim defeat. Many believed Ngannou ought to have gained on the scorecards after a powerful efficiency, together with a knockdown of Fury. Now, as he gears up for the battle in opposition to Joshua, Ngannou’s camp is embracing a change of surroundings with Saudi Arabia because the chosen location for the essential coaching camp.
Cooper, additionally the president of Crew Fight League, expressed enthusiasm for the upcoming match, emphasizing the distinctive circumstances that led to this surprising bout between Ngannou and Joshua. The boxing neighborhood eagerly awaits this conflict between two formidable fighters, and Ngannou’s coaching in Saudi Arabia provides an intriguing dimension to the pre-fight narrative.
