Anthony Joshua & Francis Ngannou share final face off as they weigh-in for their huge heavyweight bout in Riyadh
The European lightweight champion tried to fight on when his eye swelled shut but was stopped inside four rounds by Mark Chamberlain in Ridyah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday night.The most powerful man in boxing gave him a call to ask him to fight on Joshua’s latest undercard while he was still working a day job as a plasterer.
The 25-year-old enjoyed a superb round one as he peppered his opponent with shots and caused a serious injury to his right eye, which was almost swollen shut after just three minutes.Tyson Fury's brother bloodies opponent's nose as he wins fight on AJ vs Ngannou card The ringside doctor took a look at the eye before allowing him to fight on for a third round where he continued to take punishment from his heavy-handed opponent.
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