Ngannou plummets in the WBC boxing rankings after second-round KO loss to AJ
FRANCIS NGANNOU is reeling from a blow outside the ring almost as big as his second-round KO of Anthony Joshua inside it.
The MMA legend has fallen from tenth to 25th in the WBC rankings.
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The French-Cameroonian, 37, stunned fight fans with his boxing debut – a controversial split decision defeat to Tyson Fury last October.
But his resulting high WBC ranking was ruined this month by a one-sided defeat to Joshua.
Ngannou then required oxygen and, even more worryingly, revealed he had no memory of falling unconscious.
It’s all put his boxing career in doubt, even leading to rumors of the former UFC heavyweight champion’s return to MMA.
Ngannou is now also being trolled on social media after belatedly coming up with an unusual excuse for his humiliation against AJ.
Some fans even compared him to Deontay Wilder, who came up with a bewildering array of reasons for losing to Fury.
Ngannou claimed he was the victim of a ‘trick’ as he was taken to the arena in Riyadh too early for his meeting with Joshua.
He told The MMA hour: “We got a schedule, an email, and for some reason I was there at least an hour in advance. But for the fight at least two hours in advance.
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“They do tricks like this to make you tired. I was cool, I was like, ‘Bro, it’s okay.’
“I didn’t know how important that was until fight day when I had to be there two hours early.”