According to Yahoo! Sports, Ngannou had no luck on Friday in Riyadh. He was knocked down once in the first round and twice in the second, likely ending the Cameroonian’s short-lived boxing career.
British-Nigerian, Anthony Joshua has knocked down Francis Ngannou. The former UFC heavyweight champion was knocked out cold in just two rounds by the former unified heavyweight champion.
Ngannou had the best loss in a professional debut boxing has ever seen.
According to Yahoo! Sports, Ngannou had no luck on Friday in Riyadh. He was knocked down once in the first round and twice in the second, likely ending the Cameroonian’s short-lived boxing career.
Similarly, Zhilei Zhang scored two knockdowns against Joseph Parker, but it wasn’t enough as Parker walked away with a majority decision to claim the WBC interim heavyweight title.
Zhang took his foot off the pedal after both knockdowns, which came in rounds 3 and 6, and Parker stayed busy enough for the points win.