The fight will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to sources
In the pipeline for a long period, the bout between former UFC heavyweight champion, Cameroonian Francis Ngannou against Tyson Fury WBC champion is slated to take place on October 28, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman didn't respond to a text message asking whether Fury's WBC heavyweight title will be on the line. The rules and number of rounds for the contest were unclear at this time.
Both fighters had been teasing each other since Ngannou participated and shared the ring at the end of Fury’s TKO sixth round win on Dillian Whyte in London to retain his WBC heavyweight title last April 2022.
"He's on my hit list in an exhibition fight, however he wants it: in a cage, in a boxing ring, boxing gloves, UFC gloves, we can make it happen. I think everyone wants to see it. He's a monster of a guy, I'm a monster of a guy, so it will be a clash of the titans for sure." Fury said.
Ngannou (20-3-3 MMA record) last competed in January 2022, when he retained his UFC heavyweight championship with a unanimous-decision victory over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. That turned out to be Ngannou's final bout in the Octagon. He left the UFC as terms for a contract extension couldn’t be reached.
Fan of boxing, Ngannou says be will be achieving one of his objectives. "I want to do one boxing match first, and then maybe go back to MMA because I still enjoy MMA. I want to do a couple of fights in boxing" Ngannoun told ESPN's reporter Brett Okamoto in March.
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