TYSON FURY’S circus showdown with MMA monster Francis Ngannou is happening on October 28 in Saudi Arabia.
The 34-year-old WBC heavyweight champion of the boxing world will face his mixed martial arts rival in a bout to decide who takes on Mike Tyson’s old moniker of the Baddest Man on the Planet.
The cross-sport clash will happen under Queensberry rules over 10 rounds and NOT be for the Gypsy King’s iconic green and gold title.
The bout will happen in a standard boxing ring – not the metal cage 36-year-old Ngannou made his name in with the UFC.
And the Cameroonian powerhouse will not be able to use any of the kicks, elbows or chokeholds he learned in the Paris MMA gym he started his incredible story in.
Ngannou grew up in the impoverished village of Batie and was raised by his aunt before going to work on a sand mine aged just 10,
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Aged 22 – with a dream to become the new Mike Tyson – Ngannou reached France illegally, after spending time in a Spanish prison, and was homeless once he landed in the French capital.
His first MMA gym was also his home before he went on an incredible run that took him to his 2015 UFC debut and the heavyweight title in 2021.
However, the 6ft 4in powerhouse fell out with the ruthless Las Vegas promotion, vacated his title and left in at the start of 2023.
The KO artist signed a new contract with MMA company PFL in May but he has permission to take on ventures in other sports.
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Fury will get pelters from boxing purists who want to see him in an undisputed decider with WBA, WBO and IBF Oleksandr Usyk or an overdue all-English clash with Anthony Joshua.
But the Morecambe showman will insist he has offered both men lucrative deals and they are the ones to blame for him branching out into big-money freak fights.
Fury has already labelled Ngannou as a “big, stiff tramp” and has insisted he could KO him after downing 15 pints.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
