Tyson Fury’s next rival is confirmed, the “fight” with the UFC legend will take place in October
Queensberry Promotions has confirmed that Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou will face off in a boxing match in October.
In recent days, IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk held his official press conference with Daniel Dubois, as did Anthony Joshua before his meeting with Dillian Whyte.
A day after these two media events, it has been announced that WBC heavyweight champion Fury will meet UFC legend Ngannou on October 28 in Saudi Arabia.
Reports had indicated that the fight would effectively be an image war and it is known that Fury will not be putting his world title on the line. However, the bout will be held under official boxing rules and in a standard boxing ring.
Ngannou left the UFC on a six-fight winning streak and as the UFC heavyweight champion, with his last victory against Cyril Gane via unanimous decision in January 2022.
