Tyson Fury def. Francis Ngannou
Tyson Fury and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou fought on Saturday to a split decision in Saudi Arabia.
Francis Ngannou knocks down heavyweight champ Tyson Fury, who escapes with split decision
Tyson Fury got more than he bargained for on Saturday night. The WBC heavyweight champion was expected to cruise by former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, who was making his pro boxing debut, en route to a showdown with WBA, IBF and IBO champ Oleksandr Usyk.
What played out was stunning to everyone who expected a glorified sparring match like when Floyd Mayweather Jr. battled Conor McGregor. Ngannou was in the fight from the opening bell as he ate most of Fury's big punches and returned fire. The native of Cameroon even dropped Fury with a left hand in the third round. He failed to capitalize on much of his success, however, as Fury seemed to do the better boxing moves in each round to win on scorecards. In the end, it was a valiant effort from a debutant who lost by split decision and never buckled in the face of adversity.
I don't care what anyone says: Francis did so good for his FIRST boxing match, he gave Tyson Fury one of his hardest fights! He knocked him down, he also did so much more than that. Now that he knows he can hang with the best, It proves how good he can get if he continues! Fury even fully elbowed Francis across the face, was lunging in to grab & hold Francis & Francis pushed thru all the nonsense and proved how capable he is at this. It honestly was so much more impressive than i could have imagined.