Sorry I let you down - Francis Ngannou reacts to defeat to Anthony Joshua

Francis Ngannou told reporters that he didn't even feel Anthony Joshua's knockout blow that ended their heavyweight boxing battle on Friday in Saudi Arabia in the second round.

Joshua won the bout in Round 2 after dropping Ngannou in Round 1.

Ngannou was unconscious for a short while before reaching his stool after the former heavyweight champion of the UFC received oxygen from officials.

After the bout, Ngannou apologized to his supporters for his performance.

He said, "Sorry I let you down - Francis Ngannou reacts to defeat to Anthony Joshua

"Sorry guys I let you all down 😔 Today was a bad day in the office but tomorrow will be another day.

"Thank you all for the love."

This was Ngannou's second professional boxing match; in October of last year, he lost to WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in a close split decision.

The former heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, now has a 28-3 lifetime record with 25 knockouts.

Francis Ngannou honestly doesn't remember being hit harder than anyone else during his career, so he can't tell for sure.

Minutes later, Ngannou was thinking back on the defeat and complimenting Joshua on a job well done.