‘I know I’m gonna see him one day’ – Anthony Joshua calls out reporter in press conference after KO of Francis Ngannou

ANTHONY JOSHUA jokingly took aim at a mixed martial arts reporter after his knockout of Francis Ngannou.

The former two-time unified heavyweight champion locked horns with the MMA man mountain in a lucrative crossover clash in Saudi Arabia early on Saturday morning.

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Anthony Joshua locked horns with former UFC champ Francis Ngannou in Saudi[/caption]

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AJ brutally knocked out the MMA man mountain in the second round of their Riyadh rumble[/caption]

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Joshua jokingly called out MMA reporter Mike Bohn in the post-fight press conference[/caption]

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Canadian Bohn took the light-hearted ribbing well[/caption]

AJ gave the former UFC heavyweight king a brutal reminder of the levels of the Sweet Science with a vicious second-round KO in their Riyadh rumble.

The Watford warrior fielded questions from the assembled media in the post-fight press conference and was quick to recognise the voice of one of the reporters in attendance.

Shortly MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn began asking him a question, AJ asked: “Did you interview Ngannou?

“I recognise your voice. Was it like a one-on-one interview?

“Yeah, I recognise your voice. You thought he was going to beat me, innit?

“I could tell by the question, I could tell by the questions you were asking.”

After Eddie Hearn revealed to Joshua the outlet Bohn worked for, Joshua broke into laughter and said: “Is he MMA Junkie?

“See what I’m saying? I know. His outlet is MMA Junkie, I can recognise that voice.

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“I was thinking, ‘Whoever this guy is, I know I’m gonna see him one day.’ I tell people, ‘I watch everything. I study everything.'”

Veteran reporter Bohn took the playful ribbing well and reflected on it on X.

The Canadian wrote: “Anthony Joshua just called me out at the post-fight presser for being the MMA guy in the room.”

He then added on Instagram: “Fair play.”

Victory over Ngannou was Joshua’s third stoppage in his last four fights since back-to-back defeats to former pound-for-pound king Oleksandr Usyk.

Immediately after having his hand raised, he said: “This is the thing with boxing, it only takes one shot in the heavyweight division.

“You should always keep searching for better.

“For me, I don’t know if I’m coming into my peak, I’m pushing day by day.

“Who knows where it will take me.

“Imagine in five years I won’t be fighting any more, this will all be said and done, so I’m trying to make the most of it.”