ANTHONY JOSHUA steps into the ring for one of the biggest fights of his career in Saudi Arabia TONIGHT.
The two-time heavyweight champion will face former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in a mouth-watering crossover clash.
Ngannou, 37, may have lost his professional boxing debut against lineal champ Tyson Fury but stunned the world by sending the Gypsy King sprawling to the canvas.
That ferocious punch – and overall performance in a fight that many believed he won – landed Ngannou a shot at Joshua in what will be another money-spinning night in Riyadh.
This fight is full of jeopardy for Joshua, who is aiming for a shot at the winner of another blockbuster fight – Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk, which takes place on May 18.
But will the loser of this fight have an automatic shot at redemption?
Is there a rematch clause for Joshua vs Ngannou?
Unfortunately for the loser of this fight, there is NOT an automatic rematch clause written into the contract.
Eddie Hearn confirmed the news when the fight was announced.
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The fight purses for the two fighters are also expected to land them both a huge windfall.
Joshua has been reported to be earning around £40million – before pay-per-view and additional bonuses – while Ngannou could land at least £15m.
How to watch Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou
- Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou will be shown live on DAZN PPV and Sky Sports Box Office from 4.30pm UK time.
- You can live stream all the action from the DAZN and Sky Sports Box Office websites as well as their apps, both of which are available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
- The DAZN UK PPV price will be £19.99, which includes one month’s DAZN subscription.
- For existing DAZN subscribers, the PPV price will be £18.99.
- The Sky Sports Box Office price for the fight has been set at £19.95 for Sky customers in the UK.
Joshua vs Ngannou full card
- Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou
- Zhilei Zhang vs Joseph Parker
- Nick Ball vs Rey Vargas – (WBC featherweight title)
- Israil Madrimov vs Magomed Kurbanov – (WBA super-welterweight title)
- Mark Chamberlain vs Gavin Gwynne (European lightweight championship)
- Andrii Novytskyi vs Juan Torres
- Justis Huni vs Kevin Lerena
- Ziyad Almaayouf vs Christian Lopes Flores
- Roman Fury vs Martin Svarc
- Jack McGann vs Louis Greene
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
