On Friday, March 8, Anthony Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) will tackle former UFC champion Francis Ngannou (0-1 in boxing, 17-3 in MMA) on the Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As we get nearer to battle night time, British heavyweight Matty Harris, who sparred with each, has made his prediction to Danny Flexen at Seconds Out – for the primary occasion at “Knockout Chaos.”
Matty Harris Predicts Winner of Joshua vs. Ngannou
Harris Talks Previous Sparring Classes
After discussing his first skilled defeat in opposition to Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko and transferring to the Peter Fury secure, Harris was requested in regards to the many heavyweights he has sparred with, and he confirmed he has sparred with Ngannou and Tom Aspinall.
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Speaking in regards to the Cameroonian fighter, he mentioned: “I sparred Ngannou earlier than he fought Fury.” Harris defined following his sparring expertise – he was shocked that Fury barely obtained by Ngannou.
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When requested about his sparring expertise with AJ, he defined it was round one 12 months in the past. Harris was then requested how he weighs the battle up, and with out hesitation, he mentioned: “AJ goes by way of him, nah AJ goes by way of him.” After making his prediction, “Magic” spoke in regards to the problem that Ngannou presents and specified “his bodily energy.” He continued: “He‘s an extremely sturdy particular person.”
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The undercard on March 8 is starting to take form, with Joseph Parker taking up Zhilei Zhang and Nick Ball difficult Rey Vargas, with some bouts nonetheless to be finalised. Rumours have surfaced that Magomed Kurbanov and Israil Madrimov for the WBA tremendous welterweight world title may very well be added to the cardboard, pending closing approval from the Saudis.
The GWOAT Claressa Shields has additionally lately had her say on the primary occasion at “Knockout Chaos.”
