Francis Ngannou tips the scales at almost a stone and a half heavier than Anthony Joshua at a lively weigh-in for Friday's heavyweight bout in Saudi Arabia.
Francis Ngannou tipped the scales at almost a stone and a half heavier than Briton Anthony Joshua at a lively weigh-in for Friday's heavyweight bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Two-time world champion Joshua weighed 18st as the pair rounded off what has been a civil fight week build-up.The 34-year-old dismantled Otto Wallin in Riyadh three months ago and is looking for a fourth win in the space of 11 months.
The 27-year-old unbeaten Liverpudlian weighed in at exactly the 9st limit with Mexican Vargas a pound lighter at 8st 13lb.How much of a threat is Ngannou? About 100 or so of the French-Cameroonian's supporters were in attendance as the sound of vuvuzela horns drowned out chants of 'Oh Anthony Joshua' around the Greek amphitheatre setting.
"Sometimes it makes me laugh a little bit because I know OK, we are going to fight in boxing rules, but what happens if it was fight or MMA rules, I would smoke those guys," he said.
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