ANTHONY JOSHUA has been sent a chilling warning by Francis Ngannou’s trainer ahead of their fight.
The heavyweight pair are set to face off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday.
AJ is the big favourite heading into the clash, which will be just Ngannou’s second professional bout.
In his first he lost narrowly to Tyson Fury but gave the world champion a scare by knocking him down to the canvas.
And his trainer Dewey Cooper believes Ngannou will go a step further by beating Joshua.
He told Sky Sports: “In the Tyson Fury fight we told you guys he was going to at least drop him once.
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“We told you guys he could win the fight. We are men we mean our words. This is not poetry this is not fantasy, these are real words from a real person talking to you.
“I know Anthony Joshua is you guy so you’re supposed to support him but just understand what he is up against.
“He’s p against a man who have proven life wrong, from childhood all the way up. From working in the sand mines as a kid in Africa, to travelling on foot from Cameroon all the way to France.
“Being trapped in the Sahara desert, he’s been through so many adversities it’s like a movie, and this chapter is not written – it will be written in Saudi Arabia on March 8.
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
