Joshua wore just one airpod for his press conference and face-off with former UFC champion Ngannou but he refused to state what he was listening to
Anthony Joshua refused to explain why he wore just one earphone for his face-off with Francis Ngannou.
Joshua is hoping to earn himself an undisputed heavyweight world title fight with a win against former UFC champion Ngannou when they fight March. 8. The pair appeared in London on Monday afternoon at a launch press conference to promote their fight, which takes place just weeks after Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meet for all of the heavyweight belts.
‘AJ’ walked out onstage in casual attire with a beanie hat and just one airpod in, something he also did at the press conference for his fight against Otto Wallin last month. When asked what he was listening to during the face-off, Joshua said on The MMA Hour: “I’m not telling you that! I’m not telling you that, what airpod? You’re very observant.”
Ngannou replaced Deontay Wilder to fight Joshua when the American ruined an illustrious two-fight deal with the Brit by losing to Joseph Parker last month. Joshua is refusing to overlook Ngannou following his stunning boxing debut against Fury that ended in a controversial loss for the Cameroonian.
“Every fight leads to somewhere, so this fight is my everything, my soul, my spirit, my mind, my body,” he said. “We’ll see where it leads me but at the moment I’m not thinking about championship belts or anything other than Francis. We’re putting the belts on hold, I’m searching for greatness.
“He brings two arms, a body, like every other fighter does. It’s just his mind that’s different but in terms of his frame, he’s seen people like me before and I’ve seen people like him before. It’s going to be good, it’s going to be explosive but there are many ways to skin a cat.”
Ngannou could find himself in an undisputed world title fight with a record of 1-1 if he gets past Joshua. The former UFC champion wants another shot at Fury and has shown a lack of interest in competing for a world title because he doesn’t want to be caught up in boxing politics after struggling for years to leave the UFC because of contractual issues.
