Anthony Joshua’s knockout of Ngannou a long road to redemption

It took Anthony Joshua two rounds to knockout Francis Ngannou.

The British-Nigerian boxer didn’t mess about and give Ngannou a glimpse of hope like Tyson Fury did.

Only one minute into the ‘Knockout Chaos’ main event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Joshua sent the former UFC champion sprawling on the canvas with a typical right hook.

A shell-shocked Ngannou was facing another countdown just before the first round ended.

Joshua put the Cameroonian out of his misery with an emphatic finish as the second round wound down.

It was a blow that shattered any prospect of a sensational upset and continued AJ’s march towards becoming a three-time world champion.

Ola Olukole, a Senior Tech Specialist (Virtualization), was more shocked by Ngannou’s approach to the fight.

“Shocking. Real shocking, especially after the outing against Fury,” Ola.

“Unlike Fury, AJ wasn’t playing around trying to test if he’s a boxer or not. He attacked early to gauge his reach.

“I think some bad habits from MMA opened the door for AJ’s shots.

“He opened his block for that first straight. The second was him dropping his left arm to casually parry AJ’s right. He dropped again.

“For the KO, Francis did something amateur going weak with southpaw and AJ saw it open and slapped the KO.”