WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury reacted to the news that former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is training with Mike Tyson to fight him. That bout will take place on October 26 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
It’s good to see you training hard Franics Ngannou, and you’re going to need to! It doesn’t matter if you’re being trained by the great Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali or Bruce Lee. You’re going to get KO’d in the Kingdom
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Ngannou last fought against Ciryl Gane in January 2022 at UFC 270. Francis won that fight by unanimous decision of judges. He has 17 wins and three losses under his belt.
Fury last entered the ring against Derek Chisora in December 2022. This fight ended in favor of Tyson by technical knockout in the tenth round. He has 33 wins (24 by knockout), one draw and no defeats.