{"id":4250,"date":"2024-08-25T22:19:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T21:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=4250"},"modified":"2024-08-25T22:19:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T21:19:17","slug":"francis-ngannou-targets-a-fight-with-deontay-wilder-boxing-will-be-so-much-easier-than-mixed-martial-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/francis-ngannou-targets-a-fight-with-deontay-wilder-boxing-will-be-so-much-easier-than-mixed-martial-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Ngannou Targets a Fight with Deontay Wilder: &#8220;Boxing Will Be So Much Easier Than Mixed Martial Arts&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"31240fd5-ac8c-4c5a-b91a-bfe4e7b85fa4\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Francis Ngannou, former UFC champion and professional boxer, continues to seek new challenges in the boxing ring. After successfully defending his UFC heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic and Ciryl Gane, Ngannou has set his sights on professional boxing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Francis Ngannou: A New Challenge in the World of Boxing<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After facing world champions like Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, despite notable losses, Ngannou remains determined to pursue his boxing career. As he prepares to return to MMA with a fight against Renan Ferreira in October, Ngannou is still interested in boxing opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ngannou Eager for a Potential Fight with Deontay Wilder<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a recent interview with journalist Gareth Davies, Ngannou expressed his enthusiasm for a potential match-up with Deontay Wilder, known as the &#8220;Bronze Bomber.&#8221; Ngannou stated: &#8220;I would definitely love this fight&#8230; Pure boxing would be amazing. Don\u2019t be fooled, in boxing, we have an equal chance. In mixed martial arts, it\u2019s almost too easy for me. There\u2019s a big difference between the two, and I\u2019m confident in my abilities in both.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why Does Ngannou Think Boxing Will Be Easier?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ngannou believes that the simpler rules of boxing make it less complex compared to mixed martial arts, which require mastering various skills like wrestling and kickboxing.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Francis Ngannou expresses interest in a fight against Deontay Wilder \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t be delusional here, [boxing] is where we will both stand a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talkSPORT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@talkSPORT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Boxing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Boxing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YvnechkENg\">pic.twitter.com\/YvnechkENg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampRDS\/status\/1827179622758330774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ngannou explains: &#8220;In mixed martial arts, you need varied tactics to face opponents who specialize in different areas. But in boxing, the fight is more straightforward, which makes it less complex for me.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Future Challenges and Fight Prospects<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While Ngannou focuses on his return to MMA with PFL, his interest in boxing remains strong, particularly with his desire to face Deontay Wilder. It will be interesting to see if this fight brings Ngannou the success he seeks and how it impacts his overall sports career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>In Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Francis Ngannou continues to push boundaries with a potential fight against Deontay Wilder, believing that boxing will be simpler than mixed martial arts. What challenges lie ahead for the Cameroonian champion? How will his performance in boxing compare to his MMA career? These questions remain unanswered until the dream match becomes a reality in the ring.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Francis Ngannou, former UFC champion and professional boxer, continues to seek new challenges in the boxing ring. After successfully defending his UFC heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic and Ciryl Gane, Ngannou has set his sights on professional boxing. Francis Ngannou: A New Challenge in the World of Boxing After facing world champions like Tyson Fury [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,29,45,86],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4250","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxe","8":"category-boxing-news","9":"category-mma","10":"category-mma-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4252,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4250\/revisions\/4252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}