Andre Onana enjoys 5v5 Saudi Arabia boxing event – predicts KO & meets Anthony Joshua

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana was in Riyadh over the weekend.

It’s always a common sight at major boxing events for the biggest names in the world of entertainment and sport.

With the football season over, it’s time for United’s players to make the most of their time off after finishing the 2023/24 campaign on a high by winning the FA Cup.

Onana was in attendance at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh for Saturday night’s unique boxing event as two of boxing’s most prominent promotors, Queensberry’s Frank Warren and Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn picked five fights to go head-to-head to establish which promotion has the better talent.

The main fight on the night saw Deontay Wilder flatlined by Zhilei Zhang in the fifth round.

United’s first-choice keeper was spotted chatting to heavyweight boxer and Olympic champion Anthony Joshua, as well as Saudi Arabia’s minister for entertainment Turki Al-Sheikh, who is responsible for putting on the 5v5 boxing event.

The video below shows Onana calling for a knockout in the fight between Wilder and Zhang, so the Cameroon star got exactly what he wanted on the night.

A separate clip shows Joshua intrigued enough to ask Onana about the pressures of dealing with penalty shootouts given he’s an expert following his FA Cup heroics this season.

It was a successful night for Queensberry  as they celebrated a 10-0 whitewash of Matchroom. It looks like Onana enjoyed himself too!

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