Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA — MMA Junkie is on the scene and reporting live from Friday’s boxing event headlined by Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou.
Joshua and Ngannou will meet in a 10-round boxing match that pits the former boxing heavyweight champion against the lineal MMA heavyweight champion after Ngannou left the UFC last year while still holding the promotion’s title bet.
The six-fight lineup begins at 11 a.m. ET and streams on DAZN pay-per-view. Keep it locked here for up-to-the-minute results and behind-the-scenes updates throughout the evening.
For more on the fight, visit MMA Junkie’s hub for Joshua vs. Ngannou.
Full fight card, results
- Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou
- Champ Zhilei Zhang vs. Joseph Parker — for WBO interim heavyweight title
- Champ Rey Vargas vs. Nick Ball ends in a split draw (114-112, 116-110, 113-113) — for WBC featherweight title
- Israil Madrimov def. Magomed Kurbanov via TKO — Round 5, 2:20 — to win vacant WBA super welterweight title
- Mark Chamberlain def. Gavin Gwynne via TKO — Round 4, 2:46 — to win WBC International lightweight title
- Justis Huni def. Kevin Lerena via unanimous decision (96-94, 96-94, 98-92)
- Louis Greene def. Jack McGann via TKO — Round 1, 1:27
- Roman Fury def. Martin Svarc via unanimous decision (39-37, 39-37, 39-37)
- Ziyad Almaayouf def. Christian Lopez Flores via unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 60-54)
- Andrii Novytskyi def. Juan Torres via knockout — Round 3, 2:43
Event preview with Mike Bohn and Ariel Helwani
His Excellency praises Mark Chaimberlain
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