Even with the duel already announced, the details of the fight between Tyson Fury e Francis Ngannou are still being revealed. In a statement on social media, the president of the World Boxing Council (WBC) Mauricio Sulaiman said that the English fighter's belt will not be at stake in the fight and emphasized that the company only granted a 'special license' to the veteran.
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“Yesterday it was announced that the WBC champion Tyson Fury will fight in Saudi Arabia against the former UFC champion Francis Ngannou. It will be a 10 round fight. He asked the Council for special permission. As you know, Fury did everything he could to fight (Olexandr) Usyk in December. He did everything possible to fight (Anthony) Joshua, Andy Ruiz. In the end, he was not able to have a high-level fight and since he did not have an official challenger, we gave him permission to have this fight on October 28th in Saudi Arabia,” said Sulaiman.
Considered one of the main names of his generation in noble art, Tyson Fury He is undefeated in professional boxing with 33 wins, 24 by knockout, and one draw. In his last performance, the Brit knocked out Derek Chisora at Tottenham's stadium in London in December last year.
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