Man who sparred with Francis Ngannou and Anthony Joshua predicts the winner of their bout

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A man who sparred with Francis Ngannou and Anthony Joshua has predicted which of the two he expects to win on March 8.

Ngannou who landed the opportunity to face WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury last year prepares to face Joshua this year in what will be Ngannou’s second pro boxing bout.

Many still think that Ngannou who was the reigning UFC heavyweight champion before leaving it and joining the PFL last year has what it takes to beat Francis Ngannou in the ring.

This was because of what the ‘Predator’ did during his first boxing bout in which he knocked down a world heavyweight champion and came close to beating him.

However, Matty Harris who was an ex-sparring partner of Ngannou and Joshua predicted that Joshua will win while speaking to Seconds Out.

‘AJ goes through him. The thing with Ngannou, that is quite challenging I suppose, is his physical strength. He is incredibly physically strong.

‘You know when you first clash with someone, you get into that first clinch, I imagine that might have caught Fury by surprise. He’s an incredibly strong individual, when I met him, his abs were popping out through his top.

‘I’ve never seen anyone built so strong. I remember when he grabbed me during a spar, in a little bit of a clinch, and I had never felt like such a victim in all of my life.’

Both Ngannou and Joshua will get the opportunity to fight for the undisputed heavyweight title by winning this bout.