{"id":295515,"date":"2023-10-30T00:13:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T00:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=295515"},"modified":"2023-10-30T00:13:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T00:13:15","slug":"when-will-tyson-fury-fight-next-after-victory-over-francis-ngannou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/boxing\/when-will-tyson-fury-fight-next-after-victory-over-francis-ngannou\/","title":{"rendered":"When will Tyson Fury fight next after victory over Francis Ngannou?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tyson Fury avoided one of the biggest shocks in boxing history by the skin of his teeth after rallying back to claim a controversial victory over Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n
The Gypsy King was awarded the win by split decision in Saudi Arabia last night, but only after he was sent crashing to the canvas in jaw-dropping third-round drama.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His WBC heavyweight belt was not on the line in Riyadh but Fury visibly struggled to get to grips with the impressive Ngannou and delivered a sluggish performance.<\/p>\n
Ngannou made his professional boxing debut and more than matched Fury throughout the bout, only suffering an agonising setback on the judges’ cards.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Next up for Fury is set to be Oleksandr Usyk. Mail Sport has all the details…<\/p>\n
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Tyson Fury is set to fight Oleksandr Usyk next after his controversial win over Francis Ngannou<\/p>\n
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Fury and Usyk faced off in the ring but their provisional bout date in December is unlikely<\/p>\n
Who’s next?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Fury and Usyk have signed contracts to set up an undisputed heavyweight championship fight in Saudi Arabia, a bout that will settle their rivalry.<\/p>\n The showdown will see the fighters look to unify the WBC, IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles, with the duo holding the four major belts between them.<\/p>\n Fury will enter the ring with his WBC belt, while Usyk currently holds the other three.<\/p>\n It will be difficult for either superstar to hold all four titles for long, however, due to the obligations from four different sanctioning bodies in the sport.<\/p>\n Usyk, like Fury, has never lost a professional fight.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fury was knocked to the canvas by Ngannou in a major scare but his unbeaten record is intact<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Both Usyk and Fury have signed contracts to set up the undisputed heavyweight title scrap<\/p>\n When is the fight?<\/span><\/p>\n Fury and Usyk went head to head in the ring after the former’s triumph over Ngannou, though the Gypsy King looked shellshocked after his narrow escape.<\/p>\n No confirmation of a date for their upcoming fight was given, though.<\/p>\n A proposed date of December 23 was pencilled in but this currently appears unlikely. Fury will need to assess his recovery before confirming when he can next box.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fury was dropped in the third round and suffered swelling around his left eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n Promoter Frank Warren has confirmed that Fury v Usyk is doubtful for December 23rd, with Riyadh Season running until March, offering more time for the scrap.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Frank Warren (second from left) has admitted the December 23 date is doubtful at present<\/p>\n What have they said?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n During their face-off last night, Fury said: ‘Let’s go!’<\/p>\n Usyk then replied: ‘Let’s go. I’m going to be fighting him, amazing.’<\/p>\n ‘Let’s go now if you want,’ Fury added. ‘It’ll be our next fight guaranteed.’\u00a0<\/p>\n Fury’s reluctance to set the date in stone is a backtrack from his earlier comments, which said the fight had to be December 23 or Usyk would be in breach of contract.<\/p>\n ‘The whole world wants this fight,’ Usyk said.\u00a0<\/p>\n