In a one-sided destruction, Anthony Joshua dropped Francis Ngannou three times Friday night, ending their bout with a perfectly placed right hand in Round 2.
Anthony Joshua scored a spectacular knockout of Francis Ngannou in Round 2 of their heavyweight bout Friday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a right hand that landed clean on the former UFC heavyweight champion's chin and rendered him unconscious.
"He's an inspiration. ... He's a great champion. This doesn't take away anything of his capabilities because in boxing it's one or the other. He can come again." With Wilder out of the mix, Ngannou stepped in for an unprecedented second pro boxing match against one of the sport's elite. This performance didn't go nearly as well as the first one.
Joshua is ESPN's No. 3 heavyweight. The Olympic gold medalist won his first title in 2016 and made six defenses -- including wins over Wladimir Klitschko and Parker -- before he was stopped by Andy Ruiz in seven rounds in one of the glamour division's all-time biggest upsets.
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