Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou TV channels confirmed with boxing fans given choice of broadcaster to watch fight
BOXING fans will have the choice of two TV channels to watch from when Anthony Joshua fights Francis Ngannou.
AJ returns on March 8 against the ex-UFC champion-turned heavyweight boxing star in Saudi Arabia.
And it has been confirmed that BOTH Sky Sports and DAZN will air the bout on pay-per-view.
But the price point is yet to be confirmed.
Joshua was a long-time Sky superstar until he followed promoter Eddie Hearn over to streaming service DAZN.
But Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh has been fronting huge money for rivalling promoters and networks to work together.
When Joshua, 34, defeated Otto Wallin, 32, in December it was available on both DAZN and TNT Sport PPV.
And before Fury, 35, was forced out of his unification against Oleksandr Usyk, 37, this month, it was due to be on DAZN, TNT and Sky in a historic first.
Joshua had signed a deal to face Deontay Wilder, 38, in March but the American suffered a shock defeat to Joseph Parker, 32.
And after Ngannou, 35, was denied a rematch by Fury, he was also left to look elsewhere.
It paved the way for the humongous heavyweight pair to collide, leaving even AJ’s promoter Hearn a nervous wreck.
He said: “You have to be disciplined. You have to be brave as you always have.
“And when the time comes, you have to make it count and you have to hurt this guy, and you have to take him out.
“And like I said, he’s a man-mountain of a guy. I think it’s going to be a great fight.
“I’m nervous, very nervous, but I believe AJ will do the business. I think if AJ is disciplined, but brutal, I think he wins the fight by stoppage.”
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