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Anthony Joshua has expressed his desire to fight Tyson Fury next, having knocked out Francis Ngannou in devastating fashion on Friday.<\/p>\n
Ex-UFC champion Ngannou made his boxing debut in October, dropping Fury in a shocking moment before losing a controversial decision. The Cameroonian did not come close to replicating that performance against Joshua, however, suffering a brutal second-round loss.<\/p>\n
Briton Joshua, 34, dropped Ngannou, 37, in round one and did the same twice in round two. The final knockdown proved decisive, with Ngannou out cold on the canvas in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Joshua then seemed to make a gun gesture at his preferred next target, Fury, who was sat in the front row at the Kingdom Arena.<\/p>\n
Speaking in the ring after the win, \u201cAJ\u201d said: \u201cIf that was me [losing], you\u2019d be saying, \u2018Joshua should retire.\u2019 I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m in my peak. I\u2019m pushing day by day, who knows where it will take me? In five years, I won\u2019t be fighting no more, this will be a distant memory. <\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to fight. Yes, [the winner of Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk].\u201d<\/p>\n
Fury is set to box Usyk in Riyadh on 18 May, to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years. Fury holds the WBC title, while Ukraine\u2019s Usyk is the unified champion.<\/p>\n
Fury vs Usyk was originally scheduled for February, but the bout collapsed on short notice when the Briton suffered a cut over his eye.<\/p>\n
Joshua knocked out Ngannou in round two in Riyadh <\/p>\n
(Getty Images)<\/p>\n
On Friday (8 March), the unbeaten Fury said of a potential fight with Joshua: \u201cThere\u2019s quite a long way to go, there\u2019s always been a lot of s*** getting in the way of it. I’ve got bigger fish to fry \u2013 18 May, then we have a rematch in October. <\/p>\n
\u201cAfter that, if he’s still available and I’m available, let’s get it on. Yes, it goes both ways; he can do what he wants, whoever he fights, he can\u2019t wait a year. Inactivity is no good. <\/p>\n
\u201cAfter I beat Usyk, the IBF [title] will be vacant, so maybe he can fight [Filip] Hrgovic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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