By Arnaldo Fernandez
28 Oct 2023, 21:59 PM EDT
Tyson Fury suffered to prevail Francis Ngannou by split decision in a fight that ended up being very controversial. The former UFC world champion even managed to send the “King of the Gypsies” to the canvas.
Francis Ngannou showed much more than expected at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabiawith an outstanding and orderly style, a product of his training with Mike Tyson, more than one was surprised in the way he faced Tyson Fury.
The style was one of the things that most surprised about Ngannou in the ring, against a Fury who seemed surprised and who ended up recognizing the quality of his rival.
Francis Ngannou took Tyson Fury to the canvas
Surprisingly for everyone, Francis Ngannou managed to send Tyson Fury to the canvas in the third round, after landing a powerful left hand.which earned the judge a protection count for the world heavyweight champion, who looked confused at times after that blow.
The African demonstrated at all times that he had not come to play in Arab lands and that he wanted to show that he was there to snatch the victory from the British champion, who had to do his best to achieve a controversial victory.
In the fight that even Cristiano Ronaldo himself attended in the company of Georgina Rodríguez, he was able to recover and just enough to finish an intelligent fight that would allow him to win on the scorecards.
Finally, the fight ended up going to the British, who won the fight in Arab territory against Ngannou who earned respect and the title of the “People’s Champion” on social networks, where the majority considered his defeat unfair.
The first judge observed the victory of the Cameroonian boxer by 95-94while the other two scored in favor of Tyson Fury with 96-93 and 95-94 respectively.
It remains to be seen what lies ahead for Ngannou in boxing, it is already known that he has a contract with another Mixed Martial Arts promoter, however today great qualities were seen in boxing, while Tyson Fury is expected to face the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, for the heavyweight title, in what would be one of the most anticipated battles in recent times.
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