Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou weigh in for boxing clash
Tyson Fury has emphatically dismissed any chance of mixed martial arts star Francis Ngannou causing an upset when the pair meet in the boxing ring on Saturday night.
Ngannou, who scaled 272.1lbs to Fury’s 277.7lbs, looked physically imposing at Friday’s weigh-in and is a former UFC heavyweight champion known for his striking – but when he steps into the ring won Saturday he will be boxing professionally for the first time.
Fury is the towering WBC champion (whose title won’t be on the line) who is widely regarded as the world’s leading heavyweight, even though Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the WBO, WBA and IBF belts, would dispute that.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Tyson and John Fury both attempted to face off against Francis Ngannou ahead of Tyson’s clash in Saudi Arabia.
Fury wasn’t impressed by what he saw of Ngannou on the scales or in his past MMA career. “I think he’s a big fat sausage and I’ll knock him spark out,” Fury said afterwards. “I’m going to make it nice and short for him.
“It’s like a table tennis champion facing Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, totally different.”
Ngannou talked up his physical power. “If that overhand right touches him he’ll go down,” he said. “I’m very excited and it’s going down tomorrow night.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player UFC star Ian Garry says that Tyson Fury will ‘dominate’ Francis Ngannou and would rather see the former UFC heavyweight champion up against Deontay Wilder.
“We are about to give a show for the people. I think this fight will end very quick.”
