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'Like he's tickling him': UFC giant Ngannou LAUGHS as US boxing star Garcia pummels him with DOZENS of body blows (VIDEO)
American lightweight boxing sensation Ryan Garcia is famed for his blistering fists but his power appeared to do little more than "tickle" UFC giant Francis Ngannou when the pair met for a training session.
The unbeaten Garcia - who holds the WBC silver lightweight title - invited MMA KO king Ngannou to his training 'lab' and shared a session he dubbed "the body shot challenge" in which Ngannou donned a belly pad and the boxer pounded away at him.
"The one-punch KO master. I've seen him fight, and now he's here with me," said Garcia in footage shared on Instagram with his 6.3 million followers.
"We're going to do some stuff in the lab... getting ready for the body shot challenge. I might not even move him though."
That prediction proved accurate as Garcia hammered away on the pads covering the Cameroonian giant's midriff, only for the UFC star to be pushed back slightly while chuckling away.
"Giggling away like he's getting tickled," wrote MMA journalist Chamatkar Sandhu, sharing the clip.
Given the weight disparity between the pair the outcome was perhaps unsurprising, although fans were also amused by the mismatch.
Nah he’s giggling because he’s actually surprised that he’s got some power with his shots
