Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou made the whole martial arts world crazy last month (October 28, 2023), when he bravely confronted one of the fighters boxing greatest of all time, Tyson Fury.
Although Ngannou lost on points, those who watched the match live believed that he was the real winner based on what he did throughout the match and the unexpected knockout in the first round. Tuesday. And it seems that “The Predator” doesn’t want to stop, another boxing match seems to be Ngannou’s next goal in 2024.
Meanwhile, Tyson Fury, 35, is expected to face WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 17, 2023 for the title of unified champion. best in weight class. Although it is unlikely that the fight will be next, Tyson Fury’s manager, Frank Warren, believes that part two of the Fury vs. Ngannou will take place.
Tyson Fury wants to rematch Francis Ngannou next year. Photo: Boxing News 24
“I think there’s a good chance that will happen. I think so,” Warren said on The MMA Hour.
“I don’t know if it’s Fury’s next fight or not ,” he continued. “I don’t want to look too far ahead. Get the big fight with Oleksandr Usyk settled first, then we’ll see how it goes. But I think it will happen. Tyson told me he wanted a rematch, and I know Ngannou wanted it too, because after the fight we went out, we met at Sir Turki Alalshikh’s house and we had a pretty long conversation. Francis is a good person, has a very good team around him, and I’m sure we will do it again.”
The match with Usyk will help Tyson Fury regain his playing condition after nearly a year of rest. Before his fight with Francis Ngannou, Tyson Fury scored a 10th-round technical knockout victory over Derek Chisora in December 2022. Ngannou, on the other hand, has not fought since his last MMA fight defeating Ciryl Gane by consensus decision in January 2022.
