WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury and former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou recently squared off in a non-title fight in Saudi Arabia. Fury, who holds an unbeaten record and one of the sport’s most prestigious belts, narrowly won in a split decision against Ngannou, who had never professionally boxed before. In the third round, Ngannou, originally from Cameroon, knocked Fury down with a left hook, but the “Gypsy King” managed to recover and continue the fight.

Fury mentioned that there was no rematch clause in their fight contract, but he expressed his interest in fighting Ngannou again in the future, possibly after an undisputed title match with Ukraine’s IBF, IBO, WBO, and WBA champion, Oleksandr Usyk. The upcoming fight between Fury and Usyk is set to take place in Riyadh, although the official date has yet to be announced, both champions indicated it would be on December 23.