Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
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.
Frank Warren obviously wouldn’t pick against Tyson Fury, yet he is especially confident that the heavyweight champion he co-promotes will handle Oleksandr Usyk in their title unification 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)
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was not in favor of announcing the undisputed showdown with Oleksandr Usyk ahead of time. He would have liked to announce the fight the aftermath of the upcoming assignment with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou.
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.)
Francis Ngannou understands the intense skepticism from boxing fans regarding his chances of upsetting Tyson Fury on Saturday night. Most boxing enthusiasts expect very little from a former UFC heavyweight champion who will make his debut against an
Promoter Eddie Hearn has apparently decided it is better for the high-profile fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. to take place on its own date.
There have been millions of words written and spoken about Francis Ngannou possessing the one punch power to shock the world and knock out WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, in the ‘Battle of the Baddest’ which takes place in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Frank Warren, promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, does not believe Francis Ngannou will enter the ring to simply collect a paycheck. Ngannou, a former UFC champion, will make his professional boxing debut against Fury on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. The WBC title will not be at stake.