Francis Ngannou: record, next fight and profile →
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman has no issue with supporting Tyson Fury's upcoming fight with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion, will face Ngannou in a non-title boxing match on October 28th in Saudi Arabia.
A few days ago, former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou discussed his interest in enlisting Mike Tyson as someone to help him prepare for the upcoming fight with WBC world champion Tyson Fury.
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom has "egg on his face." The elder Fury was reacting to some of Hearn's comments with respect to Tyson's finalized crossover boxing match with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
Promoter Frank Warren believes the upcoming heavyweight bonanza between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou will only strengthen the ties between big time boxing and Saudi Arabia. Fury, the WBC heavyweight titlist, and Ngannou, the former UFC champion, are set to meet in the ring in a “crossover”
Undefeated heavyweight Jared Anderson is not ruling out the possibility of a huge upset on October 28, when the WBC world champion Tyson Fury faces Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia.
Frank Warren contends that Francis Ngannou—formerly the UFC heavyweight kingpin but utter boxing newbie—was the best available option for Tyson Fury on the calendar.
Francis Ngannou has received heavy praise from another former UFC heavyweight champion, Randy Couture. Couture is no stranger to having heat with the UFC and company president Dana White.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has denied some of the claims that were made by promoter Eddie Hearn. Last week, it was officially announced that Ngannou would be fighting WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in a crossover boxing match on October 28 in Saudi Arabia.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is very pleased with the payday he's going to receive for his crossover boxing match with WBC world champion Tyson Fury.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is going to have several strategies in place for his upcoming pro boxing debut against WBC world champion Tyson Fury.