Frank Warren Explains Why Tyson Fury Is Boxing Francis Ngannou

Frank Warren has opened up on why Tyson Fury will box Francis Ngannou in October.

Fury had been vocal about wanting a big fight next time out, but unfortunately, a matchup against Oleksandr Usyk didn’t take place. With that, ‘The Gypsy King’ will now box former UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou in a non-title fight.

“There won’t be any belts on the line because the guy is not ranked, but we’re not selling it as that, it’s an event,” Warren said to Talk Sport. “We’re not saying he’s in the ratings and he won’t be in the ratings, it is what it is. It’s a crossover event between two guys from two different disciplines.”

Once the fight was announced, many fans were disappointed in it as they view it as a one-sided beatdown. However, according to Frank Warren, he says there were no options after the fights between Usyk and Joshua fizzled.

“These are two guys who are the best in their relative sports, that is what they are. One is the champion of UFC, he has the Guinness World Record as the hardest-ever puncher and he is with Tyson,” Warren said.

“Let me tell you, why did we make the fight? Because we tried to make the fight with Usyk, we tried to make the fight with Joshua and neither of them wanted to know. Who else is out there? First of all, this whole division was stagnant, stagnant,” Warren added. “Everybody was waiting for a big show in December. We were told, a couple of weeks ago, that this is being pushed back to the autumn of 2024. So what are supposed to do? Sit around waiting? They said nothing could be done in Saudi, well something is being done in Saudi.”

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