Previously in the top 10, Francis Ngannou plummets in the World Boxing Council rankings after knockout

Francis Ngannou He is a former UFC champion (Photo: Instagram)

The controversial presence of Francis Ngannou in the World Boxing Council's top 10 heavyweights following his narrow defeat to Tyson Fury at its debut in the noble art, in October last year, it was short-lived. Brutally knocked out by Anthony Joshua at the beginning of the month, the former champion plummeted and was even outside the top 20 of the organization.

In a new update promoted by the Council, the former UFC champion appears only in 24th place, ahead of Zhan Kossobutskiy, a Kazakh boxer with a record of 19 wins and just one loss and holder of the WBC international heavyweight belt.

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Ngannou's tormentor in the last duel, Anthony Joshua is ranked first in the World Boxing Council rankings, followed by Frank Sanchez, Agit Kabayel, Ajagba Nigeria and Jared Anderson, who completes the top 5.

Former UFC champion, Francis Ngannou He has not yet declared what his next step in martial arts will be. With two fights and two defeats in boxing, the Cameroonian has a contract with the PFL and is expected to debut in the organization in a duel against the heavyweight champion Renan Problem.

See the World Boxing Council's top 25 in heavyweights:

1. Anthony Joshua
2. Frank Sanchez
3. Agit Kabayel
4. Ajagba Nigeria
5. Jared Anderson
6. Daniel Dubois
7. Deontay Wilder
8. Filip Hrgovic
9. Zhilei Zhang
10. Martin Bakole
11. Joe Joyce
12. Bakhodir Jalolov
13. Arslanbek Makhmudov
14. Fabio Wardley
15. Luis Ortiz
16. Otto Wallin
17. Derek Chisora
18. Justis Huni
19. Mourad Aliev
20. Jermaine Franklin
21. Charles Martin
22. Carlos Takam
23. Frazer Clarke
24. Francis Ngannou
25. Zhan Kossobutskiy