This may be bad news for Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, after they were put on notice by new UFC champion Francis Ngannou.
Ngannou was crowned heavyweight world champion last after his brutal KO of Stipe Miocic in the second round their blockbuster rematch.
And although he has now set his sights on a super-fight with Jon Jones later this year, the 35-year-old Cameroonian also wants to crossover to boxing.
Asked about fighting Joshua or Fury – who are due to clash this summer – Ngannou told ESPN : “This is in the future, it’s somewhere, definitely. I’m going to box, I have to box in my career.
“My main dream has always been the noble art and even though I deviated into MMA, which I love, I still have to fulfil something in boxing.”
After folding the once feared Miocic like a deckchair in Las Vegas, it’s safe to imagine Joshua and Fury now looking over their shoulder.
Nobody really wants Ngannou on his street…
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