Tyson Fury's anticipated fight against Oleksandr Usyk has been postponed after a tough win against Francis Ngannou. Fury, the WBC champion, struggled against the MMA fighter, receiving a cut on his forehead and being knocked down in the third round. Despite controversy over the decision, Fury was awarded a split decision win. The fight was expected to lead to an announcement of Fury's match against Usyk, but the delay leaves fans disappointed.
Tyson Fury's undisputed world heavyweight title against Oleksandr Usyk has been delayed after the Gypsy King was left bloodied and bruised in a contentious points win over Francis Ngannou.
Fury rose almost straight away but was clearly unnerved by an awkward opponent whose style he could not quite get to grips with, relying on his jab and the odd combination to get by over the 10 rounds. Ngannou produced the flashier blows, leading to an outcry on social media when dad-of-seven Fury was awarded a split decision win, given the nod 96-93 and 95-94 on two scorecards as a third judge sided against him 95-94.
"He is 35 years old and has just done a 12-week training camp and has just been in a tough fight. Ngannou gave him more problems than Derek Chisora and Dillian Whyte put together and he needs a break with his family, he needs to switch off and we will announce the date when we are ready.There was no celebratory press conference following the fight after Fury admitted he had been given one of the toughest tests of his career by the former UFC heavyweight champion.
Ngannou also shared the thoughts of American basketball great LeBron James, who wrote: “Exactly why i don’t watch boxing! C’mon man!”. Former England striker Gary Lineker added: “We’ve just seen a robbery.” Andy Murray, former world number one tennis player, believes boxing has suffered a setback following Fury’s hugely unconvincing showing in this crossover event.
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