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Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou, billed as Battle of the Baddest, was a professional boxing match between reigning WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou, that took place on 28 October 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The British Boxing Board of Control was the host commission for the event. [1]
Tyson Luke Fury (born 12 August 1988) [3] is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2024. He held multiple world heavyweight championships, including unified [b] titles from 2015 to 2016, the Ring magazine title twice between 2015 and 2022, and the World Boxing Council (WBC) title from 2020 to 2024.
Fury beat referee Jack Reiss’ count and survived the round. Rounds 10 and 11 saw Fury gaining the upper hand, as he landed two right hands, and then proceeded to land additional blows while managing to avoid any powerful swings that Wilder launched at him. In round 12, Wilder connected a right-left combination which put Fury down hard on his ...
Fury then began to reassert himself, and took control of the fight in rounds six, seven, eight, and nine, outstriking Wilder and wobbling him with a number of heavy shots as the challenger began to appear fatigued. In round ten, Fury landed another heavy right hand that sent Wilder sprawling to the canvas for the second time in the fight.
Tickets for the fight went on sale on 2 March. 85,000 of the 90,000 available tickets were sold within the first 3 hours, prompting Fury's promoter Frank Warren to begin the process of applying to the local authorities to expand the capacity to 100,000 fans, which would make Fury-Whyte the largest post-war boxing attendance in the history of ...
Marcus Laurinaitis (born February 21, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Wrecking Crew (Fury) & Terminator.He wrestled primarily in Florida (FCW), Japan (All-Japan Pro Wrestling & New Japan Pro Wrestling), and Europe (CWA), as well with World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
At the time of stoppage Fury was ahead on all three judges' scorecards 59–52, 58–53, and 59–52, with the irregular scores due to Bayless deducting a point from Fury in the fifth for holding. [52] According to CompuBox, Fury landed 82 of his 267 total punches (31%), including 58 out of 160 power punches (36%). Wilder landed 34 of 141 his ...
In August 2024, Hague and Fury announced that they had ended their relationship. [47] [48] [49] In 2025, Fury stated that he has struggled with alcoholism, believing it was the reason behind his split with Hague in 2024. Fury said he turned to alcohol in an attempt to get the same "endorphins" he would get when he finished boxing. [50]