Joe Joyce is making a comeback, but he’s taken a moment to issue a warning to his British heavyweight counterpart, Anthony Joshua, in anticipation of Joshua’s upcoming bout with Francis Ngannou on March 8 in Saudi Arabia. Joshua aims to showcase his performance against Ngannou as a benchmark for comparison with Tyson Fury’s, who had a challenging encounter with Ngannou in October, leading to discussions about Fury’s form and Ngannou’s rise in the WBC rankings.
The winner of Joshua vs. Ngannou is expected to position themselves for a future clash with the victor of the Oleksandr Usyk versus Fury undisputed fight on February 17.
Joe Joyce returns to the ring March 16th
He will fight Kash Ali following two challenging losses to Zhilei Zhang in 2023, shared his thoughts on Joshua’s upcoming match with Queensbury. “Great fight, I am looking forward to that. Both can really hit, heavy hitters. I think style-wise Ngannou is a little bit inexperienced in boxing, and Joshua—he actually looked better in his last performance than previous ones. He hits very hard, so I think it’s going to be a great fight. Ngannou, the way he fought Fury and got the only knockdown in the fight, I think it will be a great fight.”
When pressed to make a prediction, Joyce found it challenging. “I don’t know, because if Ngannou hits him with a big shot and he can’t get up from it then…? It’s a pretty 50/50 fight.”
The 10-round showdown will be broadcast live on DAZN on a Friday, accommodating the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit scheduled for the same weekend.