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Tyson Fury’s win over Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night has caused controversy with Eddie Hearn leading the claims that the former UFC champion was \u201crobbed\u201d. WBC heavyweight champion Fury won via split decision despite being knocked down in round three.<\/p>\n
Ngannou surprised the Brit, 35, on his professional boxing debut and his plan to overpower Fury worked well. The Gypsy King was notably taken back by the Cameroonian-Frenchman’s punch power and dropped to the canvas from a left hook after also being cut on the forehead in round two.<\/p>\n
Fury jabbed back at Ngannou, though it was he who wore more damage at the end of the fight. Yet the 37-year-old was denied one of the biggest shocks in boxing history against the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion. And the judges’ scorecards have been questioned by many of those in the sport.<\/p>\n
Ed Garner scored the fight 95-94 for Ngannou but Alan Krebs had it 95-94 the other way. Juan Carlos Pelayo, rather surprisingly, had it 96-93 to Fury who improves his record to 34-0-1 though his belt was not on the line in the event dubbed the ‘Battle of the Baddest’.<\/p>\n
MMA expert Ngannou, who set the record for the world\u2019s hardest punch with Athlete Fit, later posted on X (formerly Twitter): \u201cTyson should say thank you to those 2 judges because I didn’t win this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
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