Pushing former WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury the gap in his skilled boxing debut final yr, former UFC star, Francis Ngannou has now claimed he desires to run it again with the Brit subsequent yr, following his second profession loss to Oleksandr Usyk over the weekend.
Ngannou, a former undisputed UFC heavyweight titleholder, made his long-anticipated PFL (Skilled Fighters League) debut again in October, dispatching Brazilian contender, Renan Ferreira with a dominant opening spherical floor strikes TKO win.
Francis Ngannou
As for Morecambe native, Fury, the previous undisputed WBC heavyweight champion, made his return to the ring over the course of the weekend, dropping a unanimous resolution (116-112, 116-112, 116-112) loss to two-fight rival, Usyk having beforehand suffered a loss to the Ukrainian again in Could of this yr.
Francis Ngannou stakes declare for rematch struggle with Tyson Fury
And linked with a possible grudge struggle towards would-be common-foe, Anthony Joshua within the UK subsequent yr, Fury has been supplied a route again to the squared circle by UFC veteran, Ngannou — who desires to share the ring with the British veteran once more.
“What I want to see now is Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou,” Francis Ngannou instructed Professional Boxing Followers. “That’s all what (sic) matters for me.”
First preventing again in October of final yr, Ngannou would flip in a surprising efficiency towards then-WBC heavyweight champion, Fury — dropping the Morecambe puncher with a knockdown, earlier than struggling a debut defeat in a hugely-controversial break up resolution loss.
