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Francis Ngannou committed his Professional Fighters League (PFL) heavyweight title sway Renan Ferreria to his late kid Kobe after winning the ‘Battle of the Giants’ occasion with a preliminary ko.
Ngannou, that was a previous UFC heavyweight champ, went back to the combined fighting styles field for the very first time because making the button to boxing and his loss to Anthony Joshua back inApril
The Cameroonian took control of the battle from the beginning with some hefty kicks which sent his Brazilian challenger to the floor covering. Ngannou complied with up with a collection of ruining strikes and finished the battle with 88 secs staying in the opening round.
In his post-fight meeting the 38-year-old was weepy and psychological as he commemorated his kid Kobe that passed away simply 15-months-old previously this year.
“The past two days were very tough, full of emotion, I couldn’t do anything without thinking about it [Kobe’s passing],” he claimed.
“I tried to stay strong and tell myself to do everything to keep moving but it’s hard. It’s just hard. I only did this fight because of him.
“I wanted to fight for him .. I hope they can remember his name, because without Kobe, we wouldn’t be here tonight, I wouldn’t have fought. Thank you everyone for coming.”
The occasion was assigned as a ‘super fight’ and varied from the PFL’s normal layout of a routine period and playoffs to make sure that belts went to risk for Ngannou’s return.
He is a preferred champ havingrisen from childhood years hardship in Cameroon to the top of combined fighting styles with his masterpiece being his UFC heavyweight title win in March 2021.
Once his UFC agreement ran out, he battled Joshua and Tyson Fury in financially rewarding heavyweight boxing suits prior to authorizing for the PFL in a big increase to the brand name’s competitors with the UFC.
In the night’s co-main occasion for the PFL Super Fights females’s lightweight belt, Brazilians Cris Cyborg and Larissa Pacheco fought over 5 rounds, with the greatly skilled Cyborg arising successful through consentaneous choice.
Additional reporting from Reuters.
