Shortly after Francis Ngannou failed to negotiate with the UFC to continue cooperation and was released by the promotion “on free bread”, having previously lost his heavyweight title, he challenged two star British heavyweight boxers – the current WBC world champion Tyson Fury and former champion Anthony Joshua.
On this occasion, Fury, just in case, announced that he was accepting the challenge of the formidable Cameroonian puncher, despite the fact that he was scheduled to fight for the absolute championship with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
“Francis Ngannou, I know you no longer have a contract with the UFC,” Tyson showed amazing awareness. “You want to make big money, so come to the Gypsy King and let’s have a big fight for the title of the coolest bastard on the planet.” Let’s add pepper in a cage, in 4-ounce gloves, under the Queensbury banner and with a tough referee like Mike Tyson.”
“Ngannou in boxing? I would put my house on him if … “Cejudo assessed Francis’s chances in another sport
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