[New post] Eddie Hearn reveals talks with Francis Ngannou and hopes to make ex-UFC champion fight Anthony Joshua before Tyson Fury
Cameron Temple posted: " Francis Ngannou has barely left the UFC and Eddie Hearn is already attempting to coax him into a fight with Anthony Joshua. Earlier this year, former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou parted ways with the UFC following a year long contract dis" talkSPORT
Francis Ngannou has barely left the UFC and Eddie Hearn is already attempting to coax him into a fight with Anthony Joshua.
Earlier this year, former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou parted ways with the UFC following a year long contract dispute and now he is free to explore any avenue he chooses.
Ngannou split with the UFC after a year-long contract dispute
One of those possibilities is boxing and he has already expressed an interest in taking up the sport, saying that either Joshua or Tyson Fury would be his 'ideal' first opponent.
And Hearn is trying to beat Fury to the punch in that regard, having already been in touch with Ngannou about a potential clash with Joshua.
"We'll see what happens. For me, we would love to be involved with his career," Hearn told the MMA Hour.
"The Anthony Joshua fight is probably among the biggest fights that can be made in any sport. Obviously the Tyson Fury fight is there for him as well.
"I was pretty captivated by him. I'm not a massive MMA fan, but I still respect what he's achieved there.
"But I just found him to be an outstanding gentleman. We'll see how it goes."
Hearn wants to make a fight between Joshua and NgannouBut, Fury could beat him to the punch
Hearn went on to say: "These guys have a mountain to climb in terms of the challenge of fighting an elite boxer, but to go through the process of having two or three fights — one fight you might look bad because you're learning, so the value really is the unknown.
"What happens when two titans from the world of fight sports collide?
"The UFC heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou and the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua.
"The complete unknown. The unknown of how good is Francis Ngannou? We know he punches extremely hard, if he lands one on Anthony Joshua, is it the greatest upset of all time?
Joshua has suffered a huge upset before against Andy Ruiz Jr and Ngannou will be looking to do the same thing
"Or will AJ completely steamroll him and you'll see Francis Ngannou get knocked out? That's the attraction of that fight, the unknown.
"So for me, if I'm representing Francis Ngannou, I want to make sure that this next move, I maximise every dollar that's out there.
"He's done the hard work, he's done the years of hustle. He's done the work to get himself in a position that he can move forward with what he wants to do, take control of his career.
"And now the freedom that he has to do that must be incredibly motivating and enjoyable for him."
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