Francis Ngannou: record, next fight and profile →
Promoter Bob Arum says neither Tyson Fury nor Oleksandr Usyk were all that concerned with what the other is set to make for their undisputed heavyweight championship.
Mike Tyson was dismissive when a Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou fight was first mentioned to him. The legendary former heavyweight champion considered it a preposterous proposition because Fury has proven himself as the best heavyweight of this generation and Ngannou has never participated in a professional boxing match. Tyson
Promoter Alexander Krassyuk is earnestly hoping that Tyson Fury emerges unscathed in his high-profile fight against Francis Ngannou.
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MMA star Conor McGregor is very interested in Saturday's crossover fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. Back in 2017, McGregor jump-started the crossover market when he made his professional boxing debut against five division world champion Floyd Mayweather at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Francis Ngannou is embarking on the tall task of dethroning heavyweight kingpin Tyson Fury in their crossover clash on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, expects his son to wipe out MMA veteran Francis Ngannou on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, a former UFC champion, will make his professional boxing debut against Fury in a non-title crossover fight.
Fury, Ngannou Weights Saudi Arabia Photos Gallery - WBC & lineal heavyweight boxing world champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury and lineal MMA heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou will lock horns this Saturday, Oct. 28, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (photos by Mikey Williams)
A fully clothed Tyson Fury was nearly 10 pounds heavier Friday night than he was when the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion weighed in for his last fight. The 6-foot-9 Fury stepped on the scale at 277.7 pounds for his 10-round, non-title fight against Francis Ngannou on Saturday night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 6-foot-4 Ngannou came in at 272.1 pounds, 7.1 pounds more than he was allowed to weigh for his UFC bouts.
Mike Tyson wants to make it clear he isn’t simply a gun-for-hire. The heavyweight legend has been helping trainer former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou for his Oct. 28 showdown against WBC champion Tyson Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Fury’s WBC belt, quizzically, will not be on the line.)