CNN —It was over before it really began in Saudi Arabia as Anthony Joshua pummeled his way past Francis Ngannou with a devastating knockout blow in the second round.
Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesFrom the opening bell, Joshua looked to assert himself on the sport’s newcomer.
“I should be the WBC heavyweight champion of the world,” a defiant Joshua told reporters after the fight.
He did what Tyson Fury couldn’t do,” Ngannou told reporters.
“Everyone knows he knocks out Tyson Fury, I’ve always believed it now it’s not even questionable,” Hearn told Sky Sports after the fight.
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Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi, AFP