Looking for Another Payday, Francis Ngannou ‘Licks His Lips’ for 2 Mega Anthony Joshua Fights

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou shook the world of combat sports after going toe-to-toe against Tyson Fury a couple of months back. Now, he and his manager, Marquel Martin, are planning another boxing match. This time Ngannou could be fighting another big-name boxer, Anthony Joshua.

Francis Ngannou signed with the PFL after departing from the UFC. Since then, he has yet to compete in an MMA fight, which he has assured that he will. Meanwhile, his venture in boxing continues as ‘The Predator’ recently expressed wanting to box against a former world champion.

Francis Ngannou is looking for two potential boxing matches against Anthony Joshua

‘The Predator’s manager has some big ambitions for his boxing venture. After putting on a great show and losing to Tyson Fury via split decision, Marquel Martin tweeted about his plans for a two-fight deal with Anthony Joshua. He ideated that the first fight could take place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, while the other one would take place in Ngannou’s home continent of Africa. Martin said, “Here’s what I think. 2 fight deal Joshua vs Ngannou. Saudi then….Africa. You heard it here first.”

Marquel Martin’s tweet quickly captured his client Francis Ngannou’s attention. The PFL fighter seemed to have liked the idea of the proposal as he expressed his excitement on social media. “Licking my lips after watching this fight,” said Ngannou. ‘The Predator’ declared that he watched Anthony Joshua’s recent boxing match and sent him some congratulatory words as well.

‘The Predator’ praises ‘AJ’ after his win in Saudi Arabia

Anthony Joshua recently fought in his last boxing match of 2023 against Otto Wallin. It was a standard 12-round bout with no championships on the line. Joshua dominated Wallin in the match as it went only for five rounds. The corner of the struggling Swedish boxer called for the match to be over as ‘AJ’ came out on top.

Francis Ngannou was watching the fight as he shared a few words to congratulate Anthony Joshua after a dominating performance in Saudi Arabia. “Great performance tonight AJ,” said ‘The Predator’. In the tweet, he also insinuated about a possible boxing match against the British boxer in the future. Ngannou posted this tweet moments after Deontay Wilder lost to Joseph Parker in the same event.

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Francis Ngannou’s performance against Tyson Fury was not only a moral victory for the Cameroonian-French fighter but also raised his stock in the boxing world. He even got listed in the WBC rankings in the 10th place and has no plans to stop fighting. Could we see Ngannou fighting Anthony Joshua? Only time will tell.

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