Reigning WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury sees ex-UFC heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou as a reputable risk in a boxing ring.
The pair is scheduled to combat below skilled boxing guidelines on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The bout is scheduled for ten rounds.
“You can see that he’s massive. He’s in shape. He’s going to be a real challenge. It’s something different for me,” Fury mentioned through the kickoff press convention.
“I’m used to boxing boxers and boxing the head off of somebody. But fighting an MMA guy who comes in with a different style is going to be different.”
Fury, 33-0-1 with 24 knockouts as a boxer, is seen as an enormous favourite within the upcoming combat towards Ngannou, who’s boxing professionally for the primary time.
Besides not being a boxer, the 37-year-old Ngannou has not fought for greater than a yr after he parted methods with the world’s premier blended martial arts group UFC.
Despite his overwhelming benefits, Fury says he’s not taking the upcoming combat without any consideration.
“I will give Francis the respect that he deserves as a warrior, as a man, and as a world champion,” Fury mentioned.
“He’s a big man. He’s very strong and powerful. And it’s in my interest to give it the 100 percent training in camp and bring in the best sparring possible for me.”
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com