Taking direct coaching duties for former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou ahead of his professional boxing debut later this month in Saudi Arabia, former world champion boxer, Mike Tyson has warned incumbent WBC best, Tyson Fury to prepare for a battle of his will against the Cameroonian. Tyson, who snapped his retirement for an […]
Taking direct coaching duties for former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou ahead of his professional boxing debut later this month in Saudi Arabia, former world champion boxer, Mike Tyson has warned incumbent WBC best, Tyson Fury to prepare for a battle of his will against the Cameroonian.
Tyson, who snapped his retirement for an exhibition boxing clash with fellow former world champion, Roy Jones Jr. back in 2020, has turned his attention to coaching in the time since, serving as a part of former UFC champion, Ngannou’s team for his boxing debut with Morecambe native, Fury at the end of this month in Riyadh.
Tyson Fury receives direct warning from Mike Tyson
And whilst the New York native has come under fire from Fury’s father, John Fury for coaching Ngannou – given the fact his son, Tyson is named after the legendary knockout artist, Mike Tyson has warned his namesake that a tough showdown awaits him against the Batié striker in the Middle East.
“Hey, good luck brother,” Mike Tyson told Tyson Fury during a recent interview with ESNews. “Train hard because you’re going to have a tough evening that night.”
Already attempting to book his next outing after his Riyadh clash with Ngannou later this month, Fury has put pen to paper on a fight contract to take on fellow heavyweight world champion, Oleksandr Usyk in an undisputed title fight – which is currently targeted to take place on December 23. in Saudi Arabia – just 8 weeks after his 10 round clash with Ngannou.
Sharing a two-fight series with fellow former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, incoming championship challenger, Stipe Miocic has offered the Cameroonian words of encouragement ahead of his professional boxing debut against WBC champion, Tyson Fury this month in Saudi Arabia – claiming he hopes Ngannou lands a shock upset win. Ngannou, a former undisputed […]
Sharing a two-fight series with fellow former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, incoming championship challenger, Stipe Miocic has offered the Cameroonian words of encouragement ahead of his professional boxing debut against WBC champion, Tyson Fury this month in Saudi Arabia – claiming he hopes Ngannou lands a shock upset win.
Ngannou, a former undisputed heavyweight champion under the banner of the UFC, is slated to make his professional boxing debut on October 28. in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – taking on incumbent WBC titleholder, Fury in a 10 round, non-title clash.
As for Miocic, the Ohio native will make his return to mixed martial arts in November atop a UFC 295 card at Madison Square Garden, taking on incumbent heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, as he attempts to clinch the undisputed crown for a record-setting third separate time.
Stipe Miocic backs Francis Ngannou to beat Tyson Fury this month
“Good for him (Francis Ngannou), I wish him nothing but the best, man,” Stipe Miocic told ESPN during a recent interview. “Bigger and better things. I hope he does well. Tyson’s one of the best boxers of all time. But it’s a fight, Francis hits hard and he moves well. I just hope he shocks the world.”
“I think Francis finds a way,” Stipe MIocic continued. “He makes it a fight. Not so much technical, he just makes it a fight. I think he’ll be alright – anyone can win. It’s a fight, anything can happen.” (Transcribed by MMA News)
Twice sharing the Octagon with Ngannou during his first and second heavyweight title reign, Miocic handed the former his first promotional loss in their first pairing, landing a unanimous decision win – before Ngannou sprung a shocking upset knockout win in their title rematch in 2021.
Can Francis Ngannou upset the apple cart and defeat Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia?
Set to make his professional boxing debut next month against incumbent WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, former undisputed UFC heavyweight titleholder, Francis Ngannou has claimed he will leave the Morecambe native medically unfit to clash with fellow world champion, Oleksandr Usyk, in a planned end-of-year title blockbuster. Ngannou, a former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, is […]
Set to make his professional boxing debut next month against incumbent WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, former undisputed UFC heavyweight titleholder, Francis Ngannou has claimed he will leave the Morecambe native medically unfit to clash with fellow world champion, Oleksandr Usyk, in a planned end-of-year title blockbuster.
Ngannou, a former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, is slated to make his first venture into professional boxing next month, taking on WBC heavyweight champion, Fury over the course of 10 rounds in a professional boxing clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sidelined himself since January of last year, Ngannou most recently turned in a unanimous decision win over then-interim UFC heavyweight champion, Ciryl Gane, successfully unfiying the divisional titles.
Francis Ngannou warns Tyson Fury away from a quick turnaround
Reacting to news of Fury’s already planned return just 8 weeks after their scheduled pairing, Ngannou vowed that two months would not prove enough time for the former to recover from their clash to face Usyk.
“I don’t know what’s the minimum medical suspension in boxing but I really don’t understand how Tyson (Fury) can fight [with Oleksandr Usyk] in December after what’s going to happen on 10/28,” Francis Ngannou posted on his official X account.
Most recently successfully defending his WBC crown back in December of last year, Fury stopped three-time foe and championship challenger, Derek Chisora with a blistering tenth round standing TKO victory to retain his title.
That victory spelt Fury’s return to fighting following a prior April knockout win over Dillian Whyte in the pair’s WBC heavyweight championship rematch.
Can Francis Ngannou turn in an upset win over Tyson Fury next month?
The long-awaited heavyweight championship fight between incumbent WBC champion, Tyson Fury, and current WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk appears closer to fruition as it has been, with multiple reports confirming both men have signed on the dotted line ahead of a planned December 23. championship fight in Saudi Arabia. Fury, the […]
The long-awaited heavyweight championship fight between incumbent WBC champion, Tyson Fury, and current WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk appears closer to fruition as it has been, with multiple reports confirming both men have signed on the dotted line ahead of a planned December 23. championship fight in Saudi Arabia.
Fury, the current undisputed WBC heavyweight champion, most recently headlined a December card in London last year against three-time foe, Derek Chisora, defending his championship in a tenth round TKO win over the championship challenger.
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have put pen to papers on contracts for a fight
And just next month, the Morecambe striker is set to fight former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou in a 10-round professional boxing match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. And just 8 weeks later according to multiple reports this evening, Fury will tangle with Ukraine favorite, Usyk in a heavyweight title fight.
“Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have signed contracts for an undisputed heavyweight championship fight in Saudi Arabia, multiple sources told ESPN,” Mike Coppinger posted on his official X account. “Fight could take palce Dec. 23 or sometime in January, sources said. Fury first meets Francis Ngannou on Oct. 28 in Saudi Arabia.”
Himself featuring just recently atop a card in Poland, Ukrainian striker, Usyk managed to successfully retain his above-mentioned championship straps with a stunning ninth round KO win over British championship challenger, Daniel Dubios.
The victory came off the back of a notable doubleheader against former two-time world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua – whom he managed to turn in consecutive decision victories over in 2021 and 2022.
Winning world heavyweight titles against the legendary, Wladimir Klitschko back in 2015, Fury would score two back-to-back knockout wins over former WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder in 2020, and 2021, before defeating fellow British heavyweight, Dillian Whyte in April of last year with a thunderous sixth round TKO stoppage at Wembley Stadium.
Former two-weight UFC champion, Conor McGregor has revealed that despite plans to train Straight Blast Gym training partner, Dillon Danis for his upcoming October boxing match with Logan Paul, the pair failed to link up amid a recent training camp in Cannes, France. McGregor, a former undisputed featherweight and lightweight champion under the banner of […]
Former two-weight UFC champion, Conor McGregor has revealed that despite plans to train Straight Blast Gym training partner, Dillon Danis for his upcoming October boxing match with Logan Paul, the pair failed to link up amid a recent training camp in Cannes, France.
McGregor, a former undisputed featherweight and lightweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined from the Octagon amid a fractured leg suffered back in 2021, in his trilogy rubber match loss to former interim titleholder, Dustin Poirier.
And despite initially laying out plans for a December return this year at the welterweight limit against Michael Chandler, McGregor has since seen that timeframe quashed, with UFC CEO, Dana White instead confirming how he expects the Crumlin striker to instead make a return in 2024.
Conor McGregor unable to link up with Dillon Danis for Logan Paul fight
Sharing his thoughts on Danis’ upcoming professional boxing debut against the outspoken, Paul next month in the UK, McGregor remains non-committal on if he would even attend the showcase, before revealing he never got the chance to train Danis for the bout.
“Dillon’s (Danis) gonna win, Dillon will win,” Conor McGregor told All Out Fighting. “You know, [Dillon Danis] had the baby, we didn’t get to train together. So, I don’t know the ins and outs. I know he’s doing well, he’s still training and he’s gonna go for it. He’s had a baby, he had a new baby so I tried to bring him out. Dillon’s good.” (H/T TalkSPORT)
Slated to make his in-ring return this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada – fan-favorite world champion, Canelo Alvarez is fast closing as a significant betting favorite to defeat fellow world titleholder, Jermell Charlo in ‘Sin City’ – in the pair’s world championship showdown. Canelo, the current undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO super middleweight champion, […]
Slated to make his in-ring return this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada – fan-favorite world champion, Canelo Alvarez is fast closing as a significant betting favorite to defeat fellow world titleholder, Jermell Charlo in ‘Sin City’ – in the pair’s world championship showdown.
Canelo, the current undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO super middleweight champion, makes his stunning sixty-forth professional boxing ring walk this weekend in Nevada, having most recently returned to his native Mexico – turning in a unanimous decision title defense win over title challenger, John Ryder over the course of 12 rounds.
As for Charlo, the undisputed WBA, IBF, WBC, and WBO light middleweight champion, landed a tenth round knockout win over Brian Castana in the pair’s championship rematch back in May of last year in the Louisana native’s most recent ring appearance.
Start Time
Action on this weekend’s Canelo x Charlo card from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada gets underway at 8 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) – with the pair slated to share the ring in a blockbuster championship offing.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo Betting Odds
As you may have expected, super middleweight champion, Canelo is closing as an impressive -400 betting favorite over with Betway to defeat Charlo this weekend – with the light middleweight kingpin closing fastly as a sizeable +333 betting underdog to hand the Mexican just his third-ever professional boxing defeat.
A formidable technician and power-puncher, and regarded widely as one the greatest professional boxers of all-time – as well as likelty the best puncher of his striking generation, Jalisco native, Canelo has racked up countless victories in title fights, over the who’s who of the game.
A multi-time and multi-weight champion, the Mexican has suffered just a pair of professional losses – in the form of decision defeats to boxing Hall of Fame ace, Floyd Mayweather Jr. years ago, and more recently, in a light heavyweight title siege, dropped a judge loss to Bulgarian striker, Dmitry Bivol.
Amassing a whopping thirty nine separate knockout victories over the course of his career, Canelo has defeated the likes of Erislandy Lara, James Kirkland, Miguel Cotto, Amir Khan, Liam Smith, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Gennady Golovkin, Rocky Fielding, Sergey Kovalev, Callum Smith, Daniel Jacobs, Billy Joe Saunders, and Caleb Plant
35-1-1 as a professional, Charlo, the twin brother of fellow boxing star, Jermall Charlo, has suffered just one professional loss – in the form of a 2018 decision loss to Tony Harrison – which he ultimately avenged with a blistering eleventh round KO the following year.
PPV Price
To view Canelo Alvarez’s championship fight with Jermell Charlo this weekend in Las Vegas, you can do so via broadcaster, Showtime! – who have priced the pay-per-view event currently at $84.99.
Tickets
Ticketing information for Canelo’s title fight return agaisnt Charlo can be found here, with the blockbuster championship showdown expected to come in as a definite sellout.