Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom believes the undisputed fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has taken a big hit in the wake of Fury's performance against MMA veteran Francis Ngannou. Last Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, Fury struggled to win a razor-close ten round split decision over Ngannou, who was making his professional boxing debut. “I think Tyson is ...
Francis Ngannou knew he had to knock out Tyson Fury to win their 10-round, non-title fight Saturday night. The former UFC heavyweight champion wasn’t naïve about the situation. The same Saudi investors have fully funded the Fury-Ngannou and Fury-Oleksandr Usyk events, yet Ngannou was well aware that upsetting Fury would’ve severely damaged the marketability of his title unification fight versus ...
A night of boxing will take place on Friday, November 10th at the 2300 Arena as King's Promotions presents Split-T Showcase. The card will feature some of the best talent from management company, Split-T Management. In the featured bout, local and undefeated heavyweight Sonny Conto takes on Detrailious Webster in a bout scheduled for six-rounds. Conto, who lives blocks from ...
PFL founder Donn Davis would fully support Francis Ngannou moving forward with another boxing contest. Ngannou, who made his professional boxing debut last Saturday in Saudi Arabia, is riding high after going the full distance with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. In a fight that many had expected to become a full-blown mismatch, the MMA veteran would drop Fury in ...
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom has double-downed on his opinion that MMA veteran Francis Nganou defeated WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury last Saturday night in Saudi Arabia. Fury barely escaped with his undefeated, with a close ten round split decision win in their non-title fight. Two judges scored the bout for Fury with tallies of 95-94 and 96-93, while a third ...
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is offering nothing but praise to MMA veteran Francis Ngannou. On Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Fury won a close ten round split decision over Ngannou in a non-title crossover boxing match. Fury has denied claims that he underestimated Ngannou. “You can’t take anything away from Francis Ngannou. He’s a good fighter and he gave ...
Eduardo Nunez will have to go the traditional route to earn his first title shot. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has ordered a junior lightweight title elimination bout between the Mexican knockout artist and former titleholder Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov. The promoters for both boxers were instructed to enter a maximum 14-day negotiation period to reach terms for a fight. “Be ...
Unfortunately for Francis Ngannou, he didn’t have the leverage to get a rematch clause in his contract for his fight with Tyson Fury. Despite that he got knocked down during the third round and narrowly won their 10-round, non-title bout by split decision Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Fury isn’t obligated to fight Ngannou again, the way he was ...
Zhilei Zhang was no fan of the way Tyson Fury comported himself in the ring against Francis Ngannou. The Chinese heavyweight contender joined legions of viewers who felt England’s Fury, the WBC titlist, woefully underperformed against the untested Ngannou of Cameroon in their high-profile 10-round heavyweight contest on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, who made his professional boxing ...
Tyson Fury reminded an army of critics after his shockingly close victory over Francis Ngannou of what he predicted before their 10-round, non-title fight. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion anticipates an easier fight when he opposes Oleksandr Usyk than Ngannou gave him in the pro boxing debut for the former UFC champion. Ngannou dropped Fury late in the third round ...