UFC heavyweight interim champion Tom Aspinall has told Francis Ngannou that he should stay the course with boxing.
Earlier this month, Ngannou suffered his second consecutive defeat in the ring, with a second-round knockout coming against Anthony Joshua.
The early defeat was something of a surprise after he had impressed against Tyson Fury in October last week, losing by split decision.
Ngannou is due to restart his MMA career with PFL when he does get back in the cage, but he continues to be linked with more boxing match-ups.
Speaking to OLBG, Aspinall advised Ngannou to do what pays best.
He said: “Those punches that Francis Ngannou got hit with, it was scary to watch wasn't it, let's be honest. It looked like he was going to be asleep for a week, it was ridiculous.
“They were absolute thunderous punches he got hit with. What he's going to do next is ultimately up to him.
“If I was in his position, I'd go where the money is - and as far as I'm aware - the money right now is in boxing, so that's what I'd do.
“But I'm not Francis Ngannou, so it's difficult to say. I see that a lot of MMA fighters think it would be easy to switch to boxing.
“We punch, they punch, but it's not that easy. But it's not.
“I've done a lot of rounds with high level professional boxers. These guys have been boxing since they were ten years old.”
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