Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou are scheduled to fight on October 28th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. John Fury, Tyson Fury’s father, has made some bold predictions regarding this much-anticipated heavyweight clash.
Fury is currently preparing for his first fight of the year as he takes on former UFC heavyweight Ngannou in a crossover bout. However, Fury’s WBC belt won’t be on the line in the fight as Ngannou isn’t ranked by the sanctioning body, but the fight will still go on both men’s professional records.
John Fury drops bold prediction on Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou bout
John Fury has expressed his concerns about his son Tyson Fury’s safety as he faces the hard-hitting Ngannou. On a more alarming note, Francis is being trained by the former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson to pose a greater threat to Tyson.
‘The Predator’ and ‘ The Gypsy King’ are set to compete in a ten-round non-title fight. Francis has never boxed before but is known as one of the hardest punchers in the world and held the UFC heavyweight championship until he left the promotion at the beginning of 2023.
John Fury on Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou: “I do believe he's going to bring the smoke. I'm expecting Tyson to come out with a broken leg or a broken arm. I'm glad they're paying him well, because if they weren't paying him well I wouldn't put him up against Ngannou. He's going…
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“I hold him in the highest esteem and the highest regard, He’s world champion at his game, he’s taking on the best in the world, taking it seriously and I do believe he’s going to bring the smoke. I’m expecting Tyson to come out with a broken leg or a broken arm.” John Fury said of Ngannou while speaking to Seconds Out.
“He’s not going to come out unscathed and I’m glad they’re paying him well because if they weren’t paying him well I wouldn’t put him in against Francis Ngannou. He’s going to get knocked about, Tyson, and he knows that, exhibition my backside – they’re going to kill each other them pair.” John added.
Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou bout details
The fight will take place on Saturday, October 28, and is being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The start time for the fight night has yet to be officially announced, but the ring-walks for the main event can be expected at around 3 am Bangladesh Standard Time.
The crossover clash between the two heavyweight superstars will occur under boxing rules.However, the fight will still be recorded on both men’s professional records.
Let’s remember the last time when Mike #Tyson and Tyson #Fury visited #SaudiArabia 😎🇸🇦
It’s just 2 months 👏pic.twitter.com/LNIiHQG7bH
— Ibra🥊 (@ibrahim_fahad43) August 30, 2023
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