Joshua vs Ngannou: betting odds and prediction

The Cameroonian Francis Ngannou will have a fight against Anthony Joshua. The heavyweight bout will take place on March 8 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Joshua to win

1/4

Ngannou to win

11/4

Here you will find a prediction for the fight Joshua – Ngannou, odds, options to bet on, statistics and review of the chances of the fighters to win.

Joshua vs Ngannou odds

Francis is an underdog again. Even his fight against Fury hasn’t made the analysts to change their mind. They keep on believing in Joshua. You can bet on Ngannou to win at 11/4 .

 Joshua vs Ngannou winner odds

Bookmaker	Joshua to win odds	Ngannou to win odds
Betfred	91/100	21/20
Unibet	9/10	21/20
BoyleSports	9/10	1/1

Anthony Joshua is back on winning track after two consecutive defeats. He’s thoroughly examined the mistakes the Tyson Fury made in the last bout versus Ngannou. You can bet on Joshua to win at 1/5 .

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Statistics and Physical data

Joshua is a bit taller than Ngannou. However, the Cameroonian fighter can deal with it thanks to his enormous reach.

Anthony Joshua

• Former WBA Super, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight champion. OBE.
• 29 fights, 26 wins, 3 defeats.

Odds for Joshua to win

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1/4

Having recovered after 2 consecutive defeats from Usyk, Joshua is back to the fight. He has already beaten Franklin, Helenius and Wallin. All these fights were good sparrings for the British boxer. He’s either really wants to get back to struggling for titles or just hope to make good record before retiring.

Anyway, there’s a huge responsibility on him in this fight. He’s supposed not just win but do it before the final round to close the discussion about MMA fighters in boxing forever. 

What to expect from Joshua in the fight against Ngannou?

Anthony hasn’t been trying to rush in the first round. He carefully cut the distance, preparing for the right direct punch. 

He can try to make Ngannou get exhausted punching in his corpse. Joshua will play the second role until the 5th of 6th round, waiting for Ngannou to get tired. 

Joshua’s chances of winning

Chances are quite high. It’s hard to argue what bookmakers believe. Joshua reacts rapidly to any movement of his opponents, he can predict further actions. These are the things that Ngannou lacks so far.

Besides, the Cameroonian will often fail to react to double punches of Joshua. They’re not strong but they can be useful for Joshua, depriving Ngannou of some precious points.  

If Anthony is cold blooded, as he was in the fight against Wallin, he will either win on decision or end the fight on his own in the 8-th or 9th round.

Joshua’s Last 5 Fights

Francis Ngannou

• Former UFC heavyweight champion 
• 20 fights, 17 wins, 3 defeats.

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3/1

It was not a boxing debut expected from the former UFC champion. Francis surprised the fans breaking a stereotype of a huge difference between boxers and UFC fighters once again.

However, now his opponent knows what to expect and will be ready for this bout better than Fury was. But will Anthony be strong enough to beat a giant?

What to expect from Ngannou in the fight against Joshua?

The most important thing we could see in the Ngannou – Fury fight was the ability of the Cameroonian to defend, ducking the punches. This is what Francis is supposed to improve even more.

After a series of jabs in the beginning, Ngannou’s supposed to change the distance, trying to beat the direct punches of Joshua with his own side punches. Only these counterattacking actions can change the course of the fight to make Joshua slow down.

If at least a couple of Ngannou’s punches reach Anthony, the Cameroonian will have to do his best to end the fight as quickly as he will be able to. He will have to leave no second to Joshua to recover. 

Ngannou’s chances of winning

Even after a confident fight against Fury Ngannou deserves to be an underdog of the upcoming bout.

Yes, he proves that he could leave some stamina after the middle of the fight. Yes, he proved that he had pretty good boxing side punches. It’s still not enough to compete with the top boxers like Joshua. 

The Cameroonian can win only if Anthony relaxes and underestimates his opponent. If Joshua is focused, Francis will waste a lot of time searching for necessary distance and rhythm. However, he will fail to make significant damage.

Francis Ngannou’s Last 5 Fights

Joshua vs Ngannou prediction

Betting on Joshua to win in the 8th or 9th round seems to be interesting, considering the way Joshua uses his stamina in the long fights. He can easily survive the first rounds, which can be a problem for Ngannou.

Fury wasn’t ready and he was lazy. He could accidentally make Ngannoy believe that the Cameroonian was ready for champion run. Anthony is much smarter than Fury, he won’t play this game.

Joshua will gradually rise the pace, starting to make double punches with jabs. He will make Francis panic, move forward actively to make many mistakes in defence.

This is why the prediction is  Anthony Joshua to win in the 9th or 10th round or on decision.

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