Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou was anticipated to pose a stern check for Joshua after the Cameroonian knocked Fury down en path to a controversial cut up determination defeat in October. But he proved to be no match for Joshua, who put Ngannou on his bottom with a crisp proper hand within the first spherical.

Ngannou made it out of his nook for the second stanza, however he was quickly on the canvas once more thanks to a different large proper from the previous two-time heavyweight champion. And Joshua showed his ruthless instincts when he closed the show, marching in the direction of Ngannou because the struggle resumed and uncorking a thunderous shot that landed flush on the chin and left Ngannou mendacity immobile on the mat.

A day after the struggle, Joshua attended the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix and instructed Sky Sports on the grid: "In terms of Usyk and Fury I am only a phone call or a tweet away. I'll fight Fury in his back garden, it does not matter to me; whenever, whoever, it doesn’t matter to me."

WBC champion Fury was ringside for Joshua’s win over Ngannou and applauded his countryman’s efficiency, however the 'Gypsy King' was adamant he has Joshua’s quantity in the event that they ever meet within the ring. “I had a s*** performance against Ngannou. AJ did absolutely fantastic and lit him up with a right hand,” Fury stated. “If he fights me after I beat Usyk twice then it will be a different game.”

Fury and three-belt champion Usyk meet in Riyadh on May 18, three months after the struggle was as a result of happen as a result of Fury struggling a reduce above his eye in sparring.