Francis Ngannou: record, next fight and profile →
Oleksandr Usyk certainly won’t be trying to upsell fans on the upcoming heavyweight “crossover” clash between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. Fury, the WBC heavyweight titlist from England, will be taking on Cameroon’s Ngannou, the former UFC champion, on
Tyson Fury has fought 34 professional boxing matches since 2008, dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, and has been floored four times by Deontay Wilder across a thrilling trilogy, but the WBC heavyweight champion proclaims wrestling is the harder discipline.
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is planning to confront Mike Tyson next week in Saudia Arabia. On October 28, in Saudi Arabia, Fury will take part in a non-title crossover boxing match with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
Promoter Frank Warren is certain that a pair of “super” fights he will be helping to stage in Saudi Arabia in the next few months will not be the last—far from it.
It’ll cost boxing and mixed martial arts fans in the United States about as much to watch Tyson Fury presumably beat Francis Ngannou as when Fury opposes Oleksandr Usyk in a much more significant fight next.
Former undisputed world champion Mike Tyson is regarded as one of the most feared punchers in the history of the heavyweight division. The retired boxer is currently the head trainer of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, who is preparing for his crossover boxing match against WBC world champion Tyson Fury.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom is shaking his head at the recent reports that WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will likely walk away with $200 million for his fights with Francis Ngannou and Oleksandr Usyk.
The date of Tyson Fury’s fight against Oleksandr Usyk will mostly depend upon him emerging unscathed from his exhibition with Francis Ngannou. Turki Alalshikh, chairman of The General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, wants Fury and Usyk to square off as
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch was far from impressed with the recent training videos of Francis Ngannou. The former UFC champion is scheduled to take on Tyson Fury, the WBC champion, in a non-title match on October 28 in Saudi Arabia.
Francis Ngannou clearly didn’t get the same script as everyone else. The former UFC heavyweight champion was seemingly befuddled, if not a little chagrined, at the news unveiled on Friday that Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk had signed a contract to face each other for the undisputed heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia, reportedly on Dec. 23 or in January.