WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury beat former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou on a split decision in a non-title fight in Saudi Arabia that almost delivered one of boxing’s biggest upsets.
Fury, unbeaten holder of one of the sport’s most prestigious belts, narrowly avoided a first defeat at the hands of a 37-year-old opponent who had never boxed professionally before but went through the full 10 rounds with swagger.
Ngannou dropped the Briton in round three with a left hook and although the 35-year-old self-styled “Gypsy King” was able to see out the round he had no doubts about what he was up against.
“That definitely wasn’t in the script,” he said after two judges gave him the win 96-93 and 95-94 and the third scored it 95-94 for the Cameroon-Frenchman. “He’s a hell of a fighter and a hell of a lot better boxer than we thought he would be. He’s given me one of my toughest fights of the last 10 years.”
Fury said there was no rematch clause but he would like to fight Ngannou again after a title fight with Ukraine’s IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk that may happen on December 23.
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