Former world champion Anthony Joshua says he will deliver victory against Francis Ngannou in Friday’s heavyweight clash in Riyadh.
Joshua weighed in at 114.48kg on Thursday with his Cameroonian opponent, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, heavyweight champion, tipping the scales at 123.64kg.
Ex-Mixed Martial Arts star Ngannou weighed slightly less than that when he fought Tyson Fury in October in what was his maiden professional boxing bout.
Against Fury in October, he sent the world champion falling to the canvas in just the third round before losing on a split decision.
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Ngannou, who is three years older than Anthony Joshua, is the sentimental favourite to win Friday’s clash which has been dubbed “Knockout Chaos”.
As a child, Ngannou once laboured in a sand quarry for as little as $2 a day before arriving in France where he slept rough in a car park.
The winner of Friday’s contest is expected to be in line to at some stage face either Fury or Oleksandr Usyk, who will fight for the undisputed heavyweight title on May 18 in Saudi Arabia.
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