Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou Could Face Off Again

 



Two months ago, in a crossover fight against Fury, the former UFC champion Ngannou put on an amazing performance. Fury was expected to comfortably defeat Ngannou to set up an undisputed bout with Oleksandr Usyk before the year ended, but he had to push himself up off the ground after Ngannou dropped him and only won by a single point on the judges' scorecards.

Francis Ngannou (17-3-0, 12KOs) was told by one of Tyson Fury's co-promoters that he ought to go fight the heavyweight champion once more. Many supporters of Ngannou felt that he ought to have prevailed, while many others heavily denounced Fury (34-0-1, 24KOs) for getting the decision.

“That's an earned ability to get the rematch. He earned that. His performance dictated that, people think 'Woah, he has a chance. We never thought he had a chance' and in that situation I think absolutely,” said Todd DuBoef Top Rank president. "I think Tyson is regretful. He blamed himself. He thought he had an off night. He said: 'I took it lightly. It was all on me.' Didn't point fingers, which was good. "Ngannou outperformed anybody's expectation and as a result of that you have all the components to say, 'hey, I want to see this again,' and that creates and warrants a rematch," he added.

In an effort to become the unchallenged champion, Fury will challenge Oleksandr Usyk at heavyweight on February 17 in Saudi Arabia. Both boxers' contracts are scheduled to expire at the end of 2024 as a result of the fight's two-way rematch clause. DuBoef wants to see Fury fight Ngannou again, regardless of how his fights with Usyk go.

"I'm not a big rematch fan. I just think that it kind of takes the prize out of the prizefight. The use of rematch clause is a new phenomenon that's come in the last probably decade and a half. So I'm not a big rematch fan but you have to understand that there are rematch clauses in fights and it's more of the norm today. Let's hope that they put on such a great fight that it warrants a rematch," said Todd DuBoef.

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