'F***ing shambles this,' cry fans as Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou is delayed and it's already 2am in Saudi Arabia | 892870Z | 2024-03-12 09:08:01
Former two-time unified heavyweight champion AJ was set to lock horns with the ex-UFC titleholder late on Friday night time
BOXING fans have been left raging on the delaying of Anthony Joshua's ring return towards Francis Ngannou.
Former two-time unified heavyweight champion AJ was set to lock horns with the ex-UFC titleholder late on Friday night time in Saudi Arabia.
The eagerly-anticipated crossover conflict was set to get underway at 11:20pm BST time (2:20am local time).
However the co-main occasion between Zhilei Zhang and former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker hadn't even obtained underway by the point 11pm rolled round.
And battle fans all over the world have been far from proud of the delay to proceedings, with one saying: "Run time on this card is taking the p**s, hurry up!"
Another stated: "[The] period of time between fights is a joke here."
And one other stated: "Birds will probably be chirping by the time Joshua and Ngannou are in the ring."
One remarked: "Joshua vs Ngannou gained't be doing their ring walks till a minimum of 3 AM local time in Riyadh Saudi Arabia."
"Wild. Arduous for fans to keep power and excitement when you will have been there for 8+ hours and it's that late."
One other chimed in: "The primary occasion isn't even gunna be on at prime time in either of the important thing boxing markets in UK and US.
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"And it's not even prime time in Saudi. What's the point?"
One battle fan requested: "Who's answerable for this timekeeping in Saudi then?"
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> An MMA fan tuning in to see if Ngannou can shock the world again raged: "The UFC is elite with regards to the movement of the struggle playing cards.
"Because how am i spending extra time waiting for this struggle than I do working a 9-5."
Another branded the occasion a "f***ing shambles".
It was well worth the wait nevertheless.
Joshua, 34, followed up his wins over Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin by destroying Ngannou in two rounds.
Ngannou, meanwhile, could not put on a repeat of the impressive split-decision defeat he suffered to Tyson Fury last October as AJ completely dominated.
Anthony Joshua has gained his final three fights on the bounce[/caption]
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