On October 28, 2023, a 37-year-old Francis Ngannou (debutant) and a 35-year-old British boxer Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
undefined Fury was on a 6-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 25 days.
Tyson Fury defeated Francis Ngannou via split decision in the 10-round heavyweight fight. Fury improves his record to 34-0-1, while Ngannou adds a loss to his record at 0-1.
On March 8, 2024, a 37-year-old Francis Ngannou (0-1, 0 KOs) and a 34-year-old British boxer Anthony Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Ngannou came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 0% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 9 days. Joshua was on a 3-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 14 days.
Anthony Joshua stopped Francis Ngannou via KO in the 2nd round. Joshua improves his record to 28-3 (25 KOs), while Ngannou adds a loss to his record at 0-2.