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After the knockout win, Nigerian-born boxer Anthony Joshua helped Cameroon MMA Francis Ngannou pay a loan to Kamaru Usman.
Anthony Joshua is credited by Francis Ngannou for helping to pay back the money he owed Kamaru Usman.
Rather than accepting a lucrative new contract in 2022, the former UFC heavyweight champion took the audacious choice to finish out his term with Dana White's organization.
After quitting the promotion to pursue his boxing career and more earnings against top heavyweights like Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, and Deontay Wilder, Ngannou was questioned.
Even though he lost his first two fights in the squared circle, a year later he had won millions of dollars and boxed two of his three dream opponents.
When Ngannou made his debut against WBC heavyweight champion Fury in October of last year, he shocked everyone by achieving a knockdown in the third round.
But in the end, he lost by a contentious split decision before scheduling another significant boxing match against former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua.
When they faced off in March, AJ dropped Ngannou twice before putting him out cold in the second round, making the fighter look like the amateur he is.
Despite this, Ngannou left the fight with a projected £15.75 million in earnings, having previously made £7.86 million for taking on Fury.
It's fortunate that he did because when "The Predator" departed the top league in mixed martial arts, he took out a sizable loan from his friend and former UFC champion Kamaru Usman.
After their battle, Joshua begged Ngannou to continue boxing, but he decided to go back to mixed martial arts for his next match.
The 38-year-old agreed to make his promotional debut against 6' 8" Brazilian knockout fighter Renan Ferreira in Saudi Arabia on October 19 after signing an MMA contract with PFL last year.
He will be keeping an eye on his two old boxing rivals as they attempt to win the title once more from a distance.
On Saturday night, in front of a record-breaking 96,000 spectators at London's Wembley Stadium, Joshua will challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title.
When Fury fights Oleksandr Usyk, the champion of the WBO, WBA, and WBC, on December 21, he hopes to reclaim the other three heavyweight titles.
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