Eddie Hearn has announced that Anthony Joshua’s next fight will be up against MMA icon Francis Ngannou, who came close to upsetting Tyson Fury last year. Joshua has been on the comeback trail ever since losing his heavyweight belts to Oleksandr Usyk. He fought three times in a calendar year in 2023 for the first time since 2016 and won all of his bouts against Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius and Otto Walin to get back on track. His latest victory over Wallin was set to be a precursor to a blockbuster fight with Deontay Wilder. The two heavyweight figures had teased an agreement in Saudi Ara…