Tyson Fury says the curiosity is mutual.
With Francis Ngannou not on the UFC roster, Fury is giddy concerning the prospect of a match towards MMA’s present “baddest man on the planet” – with some hybrid bout options.
“Francis Ngannou, I do know you’re out of contract with the UFC,” Fury informed SecondsOut Boxing on Saturday. “You need to earn some large boy cash? Come and see ‘The Gypsy King’ and let’s do an enormous, large struggle for the baddest MF on the planet. Let’s kick it up, spicy, in a cage, four-ounce gloves, beneath Queensberry, and let’s have a badass referee like ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson. Oh, did I simply promote that to the world?’”
💢 @Tyson_Fury challenges MMA celebrity @francis_ngannou to a battle within the cage, with @MikeTyson as referee!
🎥 https://t.co/CGkZOHEwwy#Boxing pic.twitter.com/iExRlRwRSI
— Seconds Out Boxing (@SecondsOutLive) January 21, 2023
Within the days following official phrase of his UFC departure, Ngannou highlighted boxing as a possible subsequent enterprise and talked about Fury as an opponent atop his checklist of potential matchups.
The heavyweights beforehand angled for a struggle in April when Fury referred to as Ngannou into the ring following his April victory over Dillian Whyte. At the moment, Ngannou was nonetheless beneath contract with the UFC, which made it not possible for critical enterprise pursuit of the bout.
Contractual ties snipped, Ngannou is free to signal the place he pleases. Alternatively, Fury is anticipated to doubtlessly face Oleksandr Usyk in a highly-anticipated heavyweight showdown.
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