Francis Ngannou: record, next fight and profile →
Former heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder continues to beat the drum for a big fight. The hard-punching native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has not fought in over a year, since his one-punch knockout of Robert Helenius in the opening round of their scheduled 12-round bout last October at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is expecting a better version of Tyson Fury when they collide in the ring. Last month, Fury struggled in winning a close ten round split decision over MMA veteran Francis Ngannou, who was making his pro debut in professional boxing.
Former world champion Shawn Porter was impressed with the professional boxing debut by MMA veteran Francis Ngannou, who fought the fight of his life against WBC king Tyson Fury last month in Saudi Arabia.
Francis Ngannou feels there were insidious forces at work, behind the curtain, in his recent stint in the boxing world. The former UFC champion from Cameroon is apparently under the impression that there was some element of skullduggery involved in his controversial split decision loss to WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury last month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is not paying attention to the sector of fans who are criticizing the recent performance by his fighter. Last month in Saudi Arabia, Fury struggled to win a close ten round split decision win over MMA veteran Francis Ngannou.
According to former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, he's been bombarded with calls to return to the ring in the wake of Tyson Fury's performance against Francis Ngannou.
Alexander Krassyuk, promoter for WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, says his boxer was very nervous as he watched Tyson Fury's crossover boxing match with Francis Ngannou.
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou is willing to sit on the boxing sidelines to wait for Tyson Fury to have his undisputed showdown with unified champion Oleksandr Usyk. Last month, Ngannou pushed Fury to the limit in their crossover boxing clash in Saudi Arabia.
Promoter Eddie Hearn suspects Tyson Fury may have suffered permanent damage to his legacy after his poor outing against Francis Ngannou.
Former two division champion Carl Frampton was very critical of the recent performance by Tyson Fury, but he believes the WBC heavyweight champion will be in top form when he faces unified beltholder Oleksandr Usyk.