Summary:
- Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou will take place in Saudi Arabia on Oct 28
- This will be the first professional boxing fight for former UFC heavyweight champ Ngannou
- We look at some of the fights that will take place on the undercard
Tyson ‘the Gypsy King’ Fury is the current World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champ and undisputedly the biggest name in heavyweight boxing going around.
So it is surprising for a lot of hardcore boxing bettors and fans to see that Fury has decided not to fight a professional boxer but instead decide to step into the ring with someone who has never had a professional boxing fight in his life!
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The British heavyweight champ was initially trying to book a fight with fellow Brit Anthony Joshua and then later Oleksandr Usyk who is the current WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world champion. With Joshua and Usyk hesitating to sign a fight contract, Fury decided to accept a fight with Francis Ngannou.
Boxing fans will not be familiar with Ngannou but MMA fans most certainly will! The Cameroonian was the UFC heavyweight champ who decided to relinquish his title and walk away from the UFC in order to pursue a boxing match with a heavy pay check! Fury granted Ngannou his wish and the two of them will step into the ring on Oct 28 in Boulevard Hall — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The betting odds are hugely in favour of Fury who has never been beaten in 15 years and has a 33-0-1 record. Fury has already promised to KO Ngannou inside of 6 rounds and is so confident that he has already signed to fight Usyk next!
If you looking for some excellent boxing odd, checkout 888sport who are giving the following: 1/16 (Fury), 20/1 (Draw) and 27/4 (Ngannou)
The fight between Fury and Usyk is likely to take place in Dec 2023 or Jan 2024 in Saudi Arabia. The exact date is yet to be finalised as Fury’s promoter wants the fight with Ngannou to be over before finalizing a date!
Boxing fans and MMA fans are expected to tune into this fight as it also has a great undercard with a number of heavyweight fights set to take place. Some of the other heavyweight fights that hardcore boxing fans will look forward to include Carlos Takam vs. Martin Bakole and Fabio Wardley vs. David Adeleye.