Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou was a massive heavyweight showdown and the two clashed on March 8th. The fistic fireworks went down at Freedom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The former unified world heavyweight champion AJ collided with the former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou in what was a deep card overall.
Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang also locked horns in the final boxing bout before the headline attraction. The two heavyweight bangers are vying for one of the most premium positions in the weight class as the division plays out between the Joshua vs Ngannou main event and the looming undisputed title unification bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
The full event results of this sweet science extravaganza can be found below.
Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou
Anthony Joshua defeated Francis Ngannou by way of a knockout in the second stanza of the bout at the 2:38 mark
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— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) March 9, 2024
Joseph Parker defeated Zhilei Zhang by way of a majority decision with scores of 113-113, 114-112, and 115-111
Rey Vargas versus Nick Ball ended in a split draw with scores of 114-112 Vargas, 116-110 Ball, and 113-113
Israil Madrimov defeated Magomed Kurbanov by way of a fifth-round TKO at the 2:25 mark of the contest
Mark Chamberlain defeated Gavin Gwynne by way of a fourth-round TKO at the 2:46 mark of the contest
Justis Huni defeated Kevin Lerena by way of a unanimous decision with two judges scoring it 96-94 and the remaining judge scoring the bout 98-92
Louis Greene defeated Jack McGann by way of a first-round TKO at the 1:29 mark of the contest
Roman Fury defeated Martin Svarc by way of a unanimous decision with scores of 39-37 across the board
Ziyad Almaayouf defeated Christian Lopez Flores by way of a unanimous decision with scores of 60-54
Andrii Novytski defeated Juan Torres by way of a third-round TKO at the 2:43 mark of the contest
