Francis Ngannou: record, next fight and profile →
UFC superstar Conor McGregor was ringside in Saudi Arabia, to watch WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury get off the floor to win a ten round split decision win over MMA veteran Francis Ngannou.
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou revealed that he was doing a lot of trash-talking during the crossover fight with WBC world champion Tyson Fury. On Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ngannou put in a stunning performance in a razor-close ten round split decision loss to Fury.
Former world champion Carl Froch was one of the many boxers who ridiculed the crossover fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. Very few observers gave Ngannou - a former UFC champion who was making his pro boxing debut - a shot at winning the fight.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou defied all expectations on Saturday, with his impressive performance against Tyson Fury. Ngannou gave Fury, the reigning WBC world champion, all he could handle in their non-title crossover fight in Saudi Arabia.
Francis Ngannou’s trainer, Dewey Cooper, believed his fighter had done enough to pull off a major upset over WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
Former two division world champion Carl Frampton believes MMA veteran Francis Ngannou was the rightful winner of Saturday's crossover clash with Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia. After ten rounds of action, Fury barely edged out a split decision victory.
Lennox Lewis, the last man to become the undisputed champion in the heavyweight division, believes Tyson Fury did enough to edge out a decision win over MMA veteran Francis Ngannou.
WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk sat ringside on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He nearly saw the biggest payday of his career go up in smoke, as WBC world champion Tyson Fury was nearly derailed by MMA veteran Francis Ngannou.
Oleksandr Usyk still wants to fight Tyson Fury on December 23. Fury and his co-promoter, Frank Warren, weren’t so sure Saturday night that will still be the date of their heavyweight title unification fight. Fury suffered a small cut on the lower left side of his forehead and some swelling around his left eye
Eddie Hearn was direct with his take on what took place in Saudi Arabia and how believes it can work to his advantage. Tyson Fury claimed a split decision win over former UFC heavyweight champion and pro boxing debutant Francis Ngannou in their ESPN+/TNT Sport Pay-Per-View main event Saturday in Riyadh.