Anthony Joshua floored former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou three times to clinch the win in just the second round of the bout as Joshua inches closer to a potential match with Tyson Fury.
However despite the loss Ngannou says he has no plans to walk away from boxing after suffering a heavy defeat to Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia.
Ngannou, 37, has two losses in two boxing matches, but dismissed the suggestion of returning permanently to MMA.
“You can be sure I’m not done here,” said Ngannou. “It wasn’t my day. He was way better than me today.
“It sucks but it’s the game. We all know that.”
British fighter Joshua, 34, produced a destructive performance against Ngannou, who four months ago took WBC champion Tyson Fury 10 rounds in a narrow defeat.
The prospective prize had featured prominently throughout the build-up in Saudi Arabia, with victory now expected to pave the way to a shot at the winner of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s clash for the undisputed heavyweight championship.
