When the two boxers square off on March 8, Francis Ngannun of Cameroon has vowed to test Anthony Joshua's shin as a form of combat.

On Monday night, January 15, Francis Ngannou, the former heavyweight champion of the UFC, committed to investigating if Anthony Joshua's chin is not as powerful as he has been told. Joshua glanced at Ngannou as the former heavyweight champion of the UFC described his strategy for their ten-round boxing contest on March 8 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during a press conference in London.

Ngannou believes that Joshua won't be able to bounce back if he gives him a left hook similar to the one he gave Tyson Fury in the third round of their battle on October 28.

In June 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York, Anthony Joshua—who had 27 wins and 3 losses—was downed four times by Andy Ruiz Jr., who defeated the former IBF, IBO, WBA, and WBO champion via seventh-round technical knockout. Joshua had been knocked down by Wladimir Klitschko in the sixth round of their fight, but he bounced back and stopped the former IBF, IBO, WBA, and WBO champion from Ukraine in the eleventh round. Joshua also defeated Klitschko in April 2017 at London's Wembley Stadium.

What do you think I'm going to do when I fight him? Ngannou stated. It's to locate and search for his chin. That is, after all, what occurs during a battle. .. You attempt to punch someone in the chin or wherever else you can hit them in a fight, right? And, indeed, from what I've heard, he lacks a chin. I'm not sure if it is accurate or not. I'm hoping to have a chance to try that out. That's what I hope. That's my wish at this point.

In his lone professional boxing contest, Fury was defeated by Cameroonian Ngannou in the third round. However, Fury rallied, outscoring Ngannou on two scorecards and winning their ten-round bout via split decision (96-93, 95-94, 94-95). Joshua's 34-year-old promoter, Eddie Hearn, praised Ngannou for his impressive performance against Fury. Despite this, Ngannou doubted Hearn's sincerity. "I've been sitting here listening to people talk, and Eddie even gave me some praise, which is nice," Ngannou remarked.

However, I'm not sure whether he's sincere or if he's simply trying to get me to sleep with his buddy, which isn't going to happen. As a novice, I will put in a lot of training, do my hardest, and enter the battle as the underdog to win. I thus don't use my last battle as a guide and assume that I win this one as well as everything. You see, I am well aware of my whereabouts. As a beginning, I am. And I will emerge a better person and, indeed, improve with time. That's my perspective, then. I'm getting ready for a really difficult battle.