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Harry Davies

Floyd Mayweather offers to coach "very skilled" Francis Ngannou for boxing debut

Floyd Mayweather "would love" to work with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou for a potential crossover boxing fight.

Ngannou, 36, parted ways with UFC at the beginning of this year after failing to reach an agreement over a new contract. 'The Predator' was linked to a highly-anticipated fight against Jon Jones but Ngannou opted to vacate his title and leave the promotion, with Jones going on to win the vacant belt by tapping out Ciryl Gane in March.

Now a free agent and able to pursue his dream of competing in the ring, Ngannou has been linked to heavyweight showdowns with the likes of Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Boxing legend Mayweather thinks Ngannou has the raw ability to compete with the best heavyweights in boxing and would love to coach the former UFC champion for his ring debut.

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