Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou: Heavyweight Boxing – as it happened

This page is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates as Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou in the second round of their heavyweight bout in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, March 9:

This page is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates as Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou in the second round of their heavyweight bout in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, March 9:

• Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou in the second round of their heavyweight boxing match in Saudi Arabia.
• The British fighter twice floored the Cameroonian at Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena before a third knockout blow ended the contest.
• Joshua had his eye on victory to set up a potential fight with WBC champion Tyson Fury, which now seems inevitable given the manner of the victory.
• Cameroon’s Ngannou is a former UFC and was standing in only his second boxing bout having floored Fury in an eventual loss in his debut.
• Fury will face Oleksandr Usyk – the WBA, IBF and WBO champion – in their rearranged May 18 bout that will crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 2000.