The Cameroonian Mixed Martial Artist and Heavyweight fighter Francis N’Gannou is going to have a fight with his opponent Anthony Joshua, who is Britain’s professional Boxer. The fight will take place in Riyadh on March 09, 2024.
Before the final fight, a pre-fight was observed face-to-face between the fighters Francis N’Gannou and Anthony Joshua which was held on Wednesday, March 06, 2024, just three days before the match.
Reportedly, both players were seen calm before the big day arrived. Francis N’Gannou has also seen training openly in front of the public before his fight against Anthony Joshua.
As per the sources, there’s big financial clash which is also going on between the two related to the receiving amount of the final match. Francis N’Gannou’s payday for the fight will be an enormous $20 million that will not include the PPV and sponsorships.
Whereas, Anthony Joshua will be receiving the same amount as Tyson Furry made for his fight with N’Gannou i.e.$50 million, which more than as what Francis N’Gannou will receive.
Notably, Anthony Joshua is a former unified world heavyweight champion. A press conference was also scheduled for Jan 15, 2024, to reveal more details related to the upcoming fight. The match was confirmed officially through an announcement made by the promotional teams Matchroom and Queensbury.
Considering the open training of Francis N’Gannou, many of his fans showed their support to him and filled the comment section with praises, hopes and expectations. Many people have also been against the fighter of posting and showing off much before the final match.
One of which Sirri Ngwa wrote on this, “Francis if u loss this fight I will disown u bc I have come to realise that the more u make noise the more there is a chance to win.”
Another person named Jean Gisty commented, “This open training is compulsory, no be he choice cuz I see emotional youths don’t dey run mop, like dem no watch D previous fight, that’s part of the bizness.”
A fan of N’Gannou supported him and expressed, “I think this fight like the last one and they know already who will win but I believe in my champ Francis N’Gannou.”