Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou: Eddie Hearn Gives Update on AJ’s Shape, Warns Former MMA Star

• Anthony Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, has given an update about the boxer's shape ahead of next bout
• The British-Nigerian boxer is preparing for a fight against former MMA star Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia
• The boxing promoter also acknowledged the strength of the Cameroonian fighter after his battle with Fury

Boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn, has given an update on Anthony Joshua's shape ahead of his fight against former Mixed Martial Arts star, Francis Ngannou, in Saudi Arabia.

The former World Heavyweight Champion is billed to fight the Cameroonian UFC champion on Friday, March 8.

The fight would be the second professional bout for Ngannou, with his first being against Tyson Fury late last year.

Joshua, who lost all his belts to Ukrainian boxer, Oleksandr Usyk, is rebuilding his part to reclaim his lost title.

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The British-Nigerian boxer won his recent fight against Jermaine Franklin, Robert Hellenius and Otto Wallin and could face the winner of the bout between Fury and Usyk in May, later this year.

Hearn, during a recent interview, as per TalkSport, confirmed that Joshua is in great shape ahead of the bout against Ngannou.

"He looks great. I went down to his gym last week with [trainer] Ben Davison. They are working really well," he said.

"It is a dangerous fight, you know; I think on paper you expect Anthony Joshua to take care of him [Ngannou], but as we saw on paper, it did not really pan out that way for the [Tyson] Fury fight."

The boxing promoter also sent a warning to Ngannou ahead of the bout, despite acknowledging that the Cameroonian is a strong fighter.

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"So we know that, and Ngannou is a big lump. He punches hard. Mentally, he is very strong, and he can fight," he added.

"But I just think [Anthony] Joshua looks spectacular, and he is gonna do a job on Ngannou on March 8th."

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Sports Brief earlier reported on Ngannou being confident ahead of his fight against Joshua.

The former MMA star is confident AJ will not get back up if he is hit with the same hook he used to drop Tyson Fury.