Francis Ngannou: record, next fight and profile →
Former two division world champion Shakur Stevenson does not believe Tyson Fury trained for a claimed 12 weeks to prepare for the recent crossover boxing match with MMA veteran Francis Ngannou.
Dewey Cooper, trainer of MMA veteran Francis Ngannou, believes Tyson Fury landed an intentional elbow shot during last Saturday's fight in Saudi Arabia.
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou is eager to get back in the ring for a rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Last Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, Ngannou came close to pulling off one of the biggest upsets in boxing history when he lost a ten round split decision over Fury.
Dmitry Bivol was expecting nothing more than a fun show, a circus-like atmosphere, and a unique sort of night. The Russian native wasn’t sure when the next time a big-time former UFC name would enter the ring against a current boxing star. So, with Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury getting it on, Bivol made sure he was in attendance.
George Groves doesn’t just think Tyson Fury’s fight with Francis Ngannou will simply delay his title unification showdown with Oleksandr Usyk.
Ryan Garcia knows a thing or two about being called out by fighters in a whole different sport. For the 25-year-old, his skills in the ring forced his pugilistic contemporaries to take notice but it was his social media presence that garnered even more eyeballs. The mixed martial arts community, particularly those from the UFC, have been vagarious to a certain degree. Some have praised their boxing brethren but others have viewed them as tenuous competition.
There was nothing Francis Ngannou could do to beat Tyson Fury. It was a cute story but one that was destined to end in the worst way possible for the former UFCer. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in the boxing realm who didn't share this logic.
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. was ringside, in Saudi Arabia last Saturday, to witness the heavyweight clash between WBC world champion Tyson Fury and MMA veteran Francis Ngnanou.
Francis Ngannou apparently won’t be taking much stock into his official boxing record. As far as the former UFC champion from Cameroon is concerned, he basically defeated the top heavyweight boxer in the world—in what was his boxing debut, no less.
Don’t be fooled by Tyson Fury’s surprising back-and-forth battle with Francis Ngannou. The current WBC heavyweight champ, in the eyes of many, is still the man to beat.