Francis Ngannou: record, next fight and profile →
Unfortunately for Francis Ngannou, he didn’t have the leverage to get a rematch clause in his contract for his fight with Tyson Fury. Despite that he got knocked down during the third round and narrowly won their 10-round, non-title bout by split
Zhilei Zhang was no fan of the way Tyson Fury comported himself in the ring against Francis Ngannou. The Chinese heavyweight contender joined legions of viewers who felt England’s Fury, the WBC titlist, woefully underperformed against the untested Ngannou of Cameroon in their high-profile 10-round heavyweight contest on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Not even Mike Tyson could foresee the enormous success Francis Ngannou had on Saturday night in an ultimately losing endeavor. Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, stunned viewers over the weekend when he dropped WBC heavyweight titlist Tyson Fury in the third round of their 10-round heavyweight affair that many critics had been referring to as a woeful mismatch. It was, moreover, Ngannou’s debut in professional boxing.
Tyson Fury reminded an army of critics after his shockingly close victory over Francis Ngannou of what he predicted before their 10-round, non-title fight. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion anticipates an easier fight when he opposes Oleksandr Usyk than Ngannou
Promoter Frank Warren wants to get in the Francis Ngannou business. The head of Queensberry Promotions indicated that he hopes to discuss promotional opportunities with the former UFC champion after his rousing but ultimately losing performance to Warren’s chief client, Tyson Fury, the WBC titlist, last Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Former UFC champion Francis Ngannou is fuming after suffering a close ten round split decision loss to WBC king Tyson Fury. Their fight, which took place on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, saw two judges issued tallies of 95-94 and 96-93 for Fury, while a third had it 95-94 for Ngannou.
MMA veteran Demetrious Johnson would like to see his fellow former UFC champion, Francis Ngannou, continue his career in boxing. On Saturday in Saudi Arabia, Ngannou made his professional debut in boxing - against the man many observers regard as the top heavyweight in the sport, WBC world champion Tyson Fury.
Thousands of words will be used to describe Tyson Fury’s performance in Saudia Arabia on Saturday night. None of them will be complimentary. Not a single one of them should deflect any attention or praise away from what Francis Ngannou achieved. Ngannou
Dewey Cooper, trainer of MMA veteran Francis Ngannou, indicates that his fighter was promised a top ten ranking from World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman.
Oleksandr Usyk's promoter, Alex Krassyuk, says WBC champion Tyson Fury is bound to move forward with a planned undisputed fight. On Saturday in Saudi Arabia, Fury barely overcame MMA veteran Francis Ngannou to win a close ten round split decision.