Francis Ngannou shocks reporter with ‘flirty’ comment during live TV interview
BOXING fans were left stunned by what they deemed a ‘flirty’ comment after Francis Ngannou shocked a female reporter during a live TV interview.
Ngannou, 37, will take on Anthony Joshua, 34, in Saudi Arabia on Friday night as the two big heavyweights come together in a blockbuster clash.
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Media events have been taking place in Riyadh since the start of the week, as big names from the world of sports flock to the Middle East.
This culminated in Ngannou and Joshua being pictured alongside Tyson Fury and Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday.
But it was a comment Ngannou made after his public workout earlier in the day that got many people talking on social media.
The former UFC heavyweight champion was asked by reporter Olivia Buzaglo if he would continue to watch Joshua’s training.
To which he replied, “I have something else to do… and that is you.”
Ngannou then appeared to say the word “media” as the microphone was taken from him.
But many online thought he was flirting with the reporter.
And Buzaglo, a Sky Sports presenter who previously worked for Chelsea TV, responded to a comment claiming Ngannou “confused a reporter”, as she replied: “Ahahahahaha ffs 🤣🤣🤣.”
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One fan said: “I don’t know if he’s being very direct or if it’s lazy flirting 😂.”
While another replied: “The man knows what he wants I guess 🤣🤣.”
And a third replied: “Did he just say ‘I have something else to do and it’s you?’ 😅😭”
Ngannou, 37, shocked the boxing world by pushing Fury to the limit in his professional boxing debut in October, dropping The Gypsy King before narrowly losing a split decision.
Now Joshua is tasked with taking on the MMA star in more comprehensive fashion as he eyes the winner of Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk on May 18.
AJ has won his last three fights since suffering back-to-back losses to Usyk.
But Ngannou’s trainer, Dewey Cooper, sent a brutal warning to AJ ahead of the highly anticipated fight.
Kuiper said Air sports: “In the Tyson Fury fight we told you he was going to drop him at least once.
“We told you he could win the fight. We are men, we mean our words. This isn’t poetry, this isn’t fantasy, these are real words from a real person talking to you.
“I know Anthony Joshua is you, so you’re supposed to support him, but just understand what he’s dealing with.
“He’s against a man who proved life was wrong from childhood to youth. From working in the sand mines as a child in Africa, to traveling on foot from Cameroon all the way to France.
“Being stuck in the Sahara desert, he has gone through so many adversities that it is like a movie, and this chapter has not been written – it will be written on March 8 in Saudi Arabia.
“And I see Francis Ngannou finishing Anthony Joshua.”
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