Tyson Fury Reportedly Set To Fight Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou In October
By: Sean Crose
WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will reportedly subsequent be preventing former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. ESPN reviews that the bout will go down October twenty eighth in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and that the WBC has but to announce whether or not or not Ngannou will turn into it’s heavyweight titlist ought to he finest Fury within the ring. Indeed, few particulars can be found for the time being, as an official battle announcement has but to be made. Ngannou, although clearly a excessive stage combined martial artist, has by no means fought within the ring earlier than. Fury had beforehand been in talks to face WBA, IBF and WBO titlist Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, however these negotiations fell by means of.
Fury will clearly enter the battle the appreciable favourite resulting from Ngannou’s inexperience, and his personal spectacular resume of 33-0-1. Still, crossover fights between former combined martial artists of notice and boxers have a tendency to attract in eyeballs and {dollars}. While the fights typically happen within the ring quite than the octagon, and continuously finish with the previous octagon nice laid out, there appears to be a substantial quantity of people that typically need to see if the combined martial artist can “pull it off” in these cases. With that being stated, excessive stage boxing pays significantly better than excessive stage combined martial arts. What’s extra, a combined martial artist who places on a sport exhibiting in opposition to a boxer within the ring rightfully tends to earn respect quite than derision. Plus, one by no means does know on the subject of fight sports activities.
Without doubt, the battle will possible be a pay per view occasion produced by Fury promoters Frank Warren and Bob Arum, together with ESPN, which broadcasts Fury’s fights within the States. Whether or not Fury will find yourself within the ring with Usyk sooner or later within the close to future stays to be seen.
