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Anthony Joshua Snubs Nigeria, Thanks Cameroonians, Others After Defeating Francis Ngannou
Anthony Joshua Snubs Nigeria, Thanks Cameroonians, Others After Defeating Francis Ngannou
Anthony Joshua Snubs Nigeria, Thanks Cameroonians, Others After Defeating Francis Ngannou
Anthony Joshua snubs Nigerians in his appreciation speech after beating Cameroonian boxer, Francis Ngannou, VerseSports reports.
According to reports, he gave a shoutout to Nganou, Cameroon and the United Kingdom after securing a second-round knockout win over Ngannou in the main event of the “Knockout Chaos” card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
His words: “Thank you, Francis, shoutout to Cameroon. Where are my people from London? Shoutout to Saudia Arabia.”
Joshua’s reaction have sparked controversies among Nigerian fans and social media users.
According an X user (formerly Twitter) named Obiasogu David, Joshua’s reaction is a payback and lesson for Nigerians for trolling him on social media when he lost WBA, WBO and IBF belts to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022.
Obiasogu David wrote:
“Nigerians are cry!ng that Anthony Joshua snub Nigeria in his appreciation speech and I love it!
“Probably, this would teach Nigerians a lesson to stick to their “own” through thick and thin. After losing his WBA, WBO and IBF belts to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022, many Nigerians trolled the h£ll out of him on social media. Many of the big celebs looked away and showed no solidarity.”
“Joshua most certainly would have realized that Nigerians are pretentious and not genuinely supportive. They only use his name to trend and chase clout, when he wins. Same thing happened to Alex Iwobi and Osimhen, both trolled when they had their down moments.
“I only feel sorry for a few Nigerians who are genuinely supportive regardless of the turn of fortune.”
“Like seriously. We only love our own when they win. Even before this fight many Nigerians wrote him off, he sow all those stuffs. I love him for this. Even Israel and kamaru would do same thing. This country is full of haters. Absolutely when he’s not your tribe they troll.” another X user ODG wrote.
BIG M wrote: “A lot of people bet AJ to loose and you expect him to be thankful to y’all…he owes no of y’all nothing and he stood his ground so that Nigerians die in their guilt….he snubbed Nigeria right??…so why are you feeling guilty,you know the reason in your various ways leave with it”
The British-Nigerian boxer whose mother is Nigerian, while his father is of Nigerian and Irish ancestry reportedly brought out the British flag after the fight.
Watch the moment Anthony Joshua snubs Nigeria
Nigerians are cry!ng that Anthony Joshua snub Nigeria in his appreciation speech and I love it!
Probably, this would teach Nigerians a lesson to stick to their “own” through thick and thin. After losing his WBA, WBO and IBF belts to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022, many… pic.twitter.com/XSYDnMsT49— Obiasogu David (@afrisagacity) March 9, 2024
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