Pushing former WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury the gap in his skilled boxing debut final 12 months, former UFC star, Francis Ngannou has now claimed he needs to run it again with the Brit subsequent 12 months, 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 choice (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 12 months.
Francis Ngannou stakes declare for rematch combat with Tyson Fury
And linked with a possible grudge combat in opposition to would-be common-foe, Anthony Joshua within the UK subsequent 12 months, Fury has been supplied a route again to the squared circle by UFC veteran, Ngannou — who needs 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 12 months, Ngannou would flip in a surprising efficiency in opposition to then-WBC heavyweight champion, Fury — dropping the Morecambe puncher with a knockdown, earlier than struggling a debut defeat in a hugely-controversial break up choice loss.
