Eddie Hahn meets with Francis Ngannou, believes he ‘should fight Anthony Joshua’…and former UFC heavyweight champion seals ‘biggest upset ever’ by defeating British be able to.
Eddie Hearn has admitted to meeting with Francis Ngannou and believes the former UFC heavyweight champion should face Anthony Joshua in his first professional boxing bout.
Hahn argued that the best way for Ngannou to gain prominence in the boxing world would be for his representatives to take advantage of his “unknown” qualities, having never fought at a professional level.
It was speculated that the Cameroon-born fighter could face Joshua’s rival Tyson Fury in a cage under boxing rules.
Hahn, who represents Joshua, the two-time heavyweight boxing world champion, told MMA Hour that he has spoken with Ngannou and would like to fight Joshua if he is related to the former UFC star. Told.
“He never really got into things, but now I have a lot of respect for him for how he handled his career to the point where he was in a great position,” Hahn began. “He now has new waters to navigate. He’s in the Wild West of boxing, which is far more difficult than the worlds of MMA and UFC.
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Joshua has not fought since his second loss to Oleksandr Usyk and has not won since 2020.
“Let’s see how it goes. For my part, I want to be involved in his career. The Anthony Joshua fight is probably one of the biggest fights ever in any sport. It is for
“I was pretty fascinated by him. I’m not a huge MMA fan, but I still admire what he achieved there. But I found him to be an outstanding gentleman.” Let’s see what happens.”
Matchroom promoters also claimed the biggest financial draw would come to an unknown number of career first fights as speculation to see if he could compete with the best the boxing world has to offer. .
And perhaps unsurprisingly, his prize fighter was the headline fight that Hahn insists Ngannou should target in his debut in the ring.
“I mean, I think he should fight Joshua. ..
“What happens when two giants of fight sports collide? UFC Heavyweight World Champion Ngannou and two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joshua. Complete unknown.
“Not sure how good Naganou is? If he punches Joshua, will it be the biggest upset ever? Or will AJ completely overpower him and see Ngannou knocked out? That’s the charm of that fight, the unknown.?
“So if I’m representing Nagano, I want to make the most of every dollar out there with this next move.”
Hahn believes Ngannou’s value as a boxer lies in his unknown qualities in the sport.
After negotiations broke down over three demands, including the fighter’s health insurance, Naganow left the UFC after his contract as the current heavyweight champion came to an end.
And Hahn believes that the first fight in Ngannou’s boxing career is very important, and that the negotiation process for the fight is far more dangerous than in his previous sport.
The infamous promoter claimed that boxers could waste “six months of the year” with deals not being finalized at the last minute, with negotiations often lasting months.
British boxer Tyson Fury (left) calls free agent Ngannou (right) and asks him to arrange a crossover fight if he wants to win ‘big boy money’ after leaving a promotional firm. Told.
According to Hahn, Joshua and Fury seemed poised to finally turn their rivalry into an in-ring match in 2022, but talks fell apart and Joshua decided to “change his faith in the sport.” lost”.
Joshua hasn’t fought since August 2022, when he lost two straight to current world champion Oleksandr Usyk.
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