'Ahh s***, here we go again' – Anthony Joshua posts GTA meme reaction to Francis Ngannou fight being signed and confirms date

06/01/2024 13:27

Anthony Joshua has posted a Grand Theft Auto meme on social media as his first public reaction to the Francis Ngannou fight being signed.

It was revealed on Friday night that AJ will face the former UFC heavyweight champion next in Saudi Arabia, and he’s now confirmed the date for the fight will be March 8.

The fight has been signed as part of Riyadh Season under the stewardship of Saudi’s GEA (General Entertainment Authority) chairman His Excellency Turki Alalshikh.

He previously staged Tyson Fury vs Ngannou in October and AJ’s clash with Otto Wallin which shared a card with Wilder in December.

It’s known that the plan was for Joshua and Wilder to meet in March, however the American’s defeat to Joseph Parker scuppered this possibility.

As a result, a deal has now been done for AJ to fight Ngannou instead.

Joshua reacted to this on social media on Saturday morning.

He took to Instagram and posted a meme from gaming classic GTA San Andreas in which main character CJ says: “Ahh s***, here we go again.”

He added a caption to confirm the date: “8/3/24.”

Ngannou has not commented since the announcement, but did tweet not long beforehand: “Making big moves in the new year. 2024 is going to be [fire emojis].”