Watch the brutal moment Anthony knocks out Joshua Ngannou, leaving him in need of oxygen

THIS is the moment Anthony Joshua brutally knocked out Francis Ngannou.

The former two-time heavyweight champion joined the MMA superstar in a lucrative crossover clash in Saudi Arabia early Saturday morning.

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Joshua was razor sharp from the start, beating the former UFC champion in the first round with a beautiful straight right hand.

AJ then defeated the Cameroonian clubber with a thunderous right-left combination in the second.

And a few seconds later he turned off his lights with a hellish overhand right.

Ngannou, 37, was attended to on the canvas before being helped to his feet.

And the Professional Fighters League pounder was then given oxygen after being helped back to his corner.

Fight fans around the world were blown away by the KO, with one saying: “AJ showed him there are levels to boxing.”

Another said, “This Joshua will defeat wrath badly.”

And another said: “Yes.”

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One commented: “Holy s**t.”

Another agreed: ‘The speed and precision are spot on current.”

In his post-fight interview, Joshua said of the knockout: “It is what it is.”

He added: “On the route to the championship you always had to stay focused and I had to distance myself from the mission

“I thought it was just a gimmick for the broadcasters.

“When I saw the Tyson Fury fight I thought, damn, this guy can fight, I want a piece of that.

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“I wanted to welcome him and this doesn’t take anything away from him, he can come again.

“I’m still learning and pushing, I don’t know if I’ll reach my peak. If I was down there, you’d say, ‘Anthony Joshua needs to retire.’

“In five years I will be done with fighting and sitting, and all this will be a distant memory.

“I’ll go back and lock myself in my cage and they can let me out if they want me to fight. I just want to fight.”