{"id":3781,"date":"2023-10-28T20:15:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T00:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/tyson-fury-vs-francis-ngannou-former-ufc-heavyweight-champion-denied-astonishing-upset-win-in-non-title-clash-boxing-news\/28\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-28T20:15:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T00:15:28","slug":"tyson-fury-vs-francis-ngannou-former-ufc-heavyweight-champion-denied-astonishing-upset-win-in-non-title-clash-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/tyson-fury-vs-francis-ngannou-former-ufc-heavyweight-champion-denied-astonishing-upset-win-in-non-title-clash-boxing-news\/28\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou: Former UFC heavyweight champion denied astonishing upset win in non-title clash | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Tyson Fury escaped from Francis Ngannou with a contentious split-decision victory after their 10-round non-title bout in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being knocked down in the third round, Fury took the result 96-93 and 95-94 on two of the judges&#8217; cards. One judge had it 95-94 for Ngannou.<\/p>\n<p>Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou was fighting Fury in this crossover event.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\"> Fury struggles to control Ngannou<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fury is the WBC champion and widely regarded as the leading heavyweight in the sport. He is unbeaten as a professional, while Ngannou in contrast was boxing as a pro for the first time in this scheduled 10-rounder.<\/p>\n<p>Fury&#8217;s title could not be on the line against an opponent with no professional boxing experience<\/p>\n<p>But the mixed martial artist pushed him desperately close. After blasting Fury over with a tremendous left hook in the third, Ngannou exerted impressive control in many of the subsequent rounds, only for Fury to emerge with this narrow controversial split-decision win.<\/p>\n<p>More to follow&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story that is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh this page for the latest updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sky Sports brings you live updates as they happen. Get breaking sports news, analysis, exclusive interviews, replays and highlights.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sky Sports is your trusted source for breaking sports news headlines and live updates. 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