Mourinho, Ronaldo de Lima, and Totti congratulate Joshua, Cristiano Ronaldo was also at the ringside

One of football's most decorated and controversial football coaches, Jose Mourinho alongside Brazilian Ronaldo and Italian legend Francesco Totti have congratulated Anthony Joshua after he defeated Francis Ngannouu on Friday.

Mourinho attended the Joshua vs Ngannou fight in Riyadh just hours after presenting the trophy at the Egypt Cup final alongside Real Madrid Ronaldo and Roma legend Totti

Mourinho received the biggest cheer of the night from fans in an otherwise flat atmosphere at the Kingdom Arena during the showdown fight between Joshua and Ngannou.

After his unceremonious sacking from AS Roma, the Portuguese manager has made the most of his free time by flying out to the Middle East, where his presence garnered significant attention amongst fight fans.

Earlier in the day, Mourinho was at Al-Awwal Stadium for the Egypt Cup final, where he presented the trophy alongside football legends Ronaldo and Totti. He walked out of the tunnel with the silverware in his hand, flanked by Ronaldo and Totti, amid loud cheers from the audience. The trio shook hands with players from both Zamalek and Al Ahly before taking their place in the VIP box.

Mourinho had been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League but the manager turned down the opportunity as he wanted to honour the contract with Roma. Even after he got sacked, Al-Shabab came knocking on his door but the coach once again knocked them back as he is reportedly keen to stay in Europe for the time being.

Also at the ringside was football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo who has been making frequent appearances at the recent marquee boxing cards being staged in Saudi Arabia.

Ronaldo is one of the greatest players to grace the beautiful game where he has won numerous Champions League titles with Manchester United and Real Madrid, and a European Championship with Portugal.

The 39-year-old now plays his football for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League which he joined on a two-and-a-half-year deal worth £177m per year.