Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou Fight Details:
This fight will be held at Boulevard Hall Stadium, Riyadh – Ring Walk time: 22:00 (BST)
Tyson Fury will lace gloves ahead of the 35th bout of his career this weekend against ex-UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Fury’s WBC title will not be on the line in the 10-round fight against the Cameroon-born Ngannou, who has insisted he will earn the respect of the boxing community during his maiden bout in the ring.
The Gypsy King has already called the 37-year-old Ngannou a “big, fat sausage” in a warm-up this week, and this is unlikely to be much of a great scrap.
The fight is an utter mismatch that will only last as long as the Brit wants it to.
Fury was not tested in recent bouts with Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora so it remains to be seen whether he has enough left in the tank when the tough fights do come, but again, this will not be a talking point in the aftermath of this weekend.
Fury is too quick and powerful for most current heavyweights and it will not take long for him to overwhelm Ngannou, whose main game plan will surely be to land the punch of a lifetime.
Saudi Arabia have invested a lot of money into this bout so it wouldn’t be surprising if they have had a word in Fury’s ear and asked him to play around with Ngannou before earning a stoppage victory.
This crossover main event is over ten rounds instead of twelve so expect Fury to ease his way past the halfway stage before landing a flurry of punches to end the bout around round seven.
The Ngannou fight will be intriguing but unspectacular and will simply act as a speed bump en route to the undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk, which will go ahead as planned in late December.
Suggested bets
- Tyson Fury wins in Rounds 7 – 10/1
- At least six rounds completed – 6/4
