Francis Ngannou: From £1.50-a-day youngster employee to a £15m shot at glory

Ngannou appreciated to name himself American Boy, infatuated by movies, TV tales and sports activities stars, together with the boxer Mike Tyson, rising from the US. The dream was at all times to grow to be a boxer and, age 25, he set off on his quest to make it to mainland Europe. Ngannou, who couldn’t even swim, made his crossing makes an attempt alongside the Straits of Gibraltar. Carrying a faux passport, which acknowledged he was a 40-year-old development employee from Senegal, he was picked up on the seventh event by the Red Cross and so started his bid for refugee standing.