Boxing-Joshua demolishes Ngannou with second-round knockout

FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Anthony Joshua & Francis Ngannou - Press Conference - HERE at Outernet, London, Britain - January 15, 2024 Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou face off during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo

RIYADH (Reuters) -Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua floored Francis Ngannou three times in two rounds at Riyadh's Kingdom Arena on Saturday in a knockout win that put him right back in the reckoning for another title shot.

The big Briton sent the 37-year-old Cameroon-born former UFC heavyweight champion, a two-fight professional boxing novice, to the canvas in the opening round with a straight right to the chin.