Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou will push for a future rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury - and it doesn't matter if Fury is successful in his upcoming assignment.
The sport’s reigning lineal heavyweight and cruiserweight champions will not only share a card but a training camp as well. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Jai Opetaia will next appear on the undercard of the February 17 Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
According to heavyweight contender Martin Bakole, WBC world champion Tyson Fury was not exactly training at full speed for last October's crossover boxing match with Francis Ngannou.
WBC, IBF, WBA light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev is backing Tyson Fury to win his upcoming undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Fury and Usyk will collide for the WBC, IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles on February 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Anthony Joshua went from dominant world champion to a shaky middling contender. After suffering back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) attempted to shake things up in his camp. However, despite enlisting the help of a new coach and bagging wins over Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius, the now 34-year-old never looked sharp with Derrick James manning his corner.
Despite a remarkable debut in which he dropped Tyson Fury and pushed the unbeaten WBC and lineal heavyweight champion to the wire before losing a split decision, Carl Froch feels that Francis Ngannou needs to prove himself all over again when he takes on Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia later this year.
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou is very confident in his ability to not only beat Anthony Joshua, but also to secure a knockout victory over the British superstar.
Heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang will be a very interested observer in some of the upcoming fights in his weight class. On February 17 in Saudi Arabia, unbeaten champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will collide for the undisputed crown, with the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO, WBC world titles at stake.
Veteran trainer Don Charles is very familiar with WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Charles trained Chisora for his decision loss to Usyk in 2020. Chisora gave Usyk one of the toughest fights of his career.
It took us a while to get here, but Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will finally throw hands on February 17th, for all of the heavyweight marbles. Fans have been torn on who they believe will win. Make room for Anthony Joshua on the couch of indecisiveness as he’s thought long and hard on how things will play out.