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Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury II might be on deck!
The Predator joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports activities TV present (airs weekdays on FS1) on Monday … the place we talked to the boxing and MMA famous person about his HUGE upcoming conflict with 34-year-old Anthony Joshua on March 8, in addition to his plans for the longer term.
In fact, 37-year-old Ngannou has his palms full with AJ, one of the bodily imposing athletes on the planet (as is Ngannou) … however that is to not say he would not know what he needs after he scraps with Joshua.
On the contrary, he does … and it is not essentially the victor of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, who’re preventing for the heavyweight belts in February, weeks earlier than Francis and Anthony.
“I’m not looking for the winner of Tyson Fury. I’m looking for Tyson!” the previous UFC heavyweight champ advised us.
“Tyson owes me a fight. I don’t give a s*** about the winner of Usyk and Tyson. I’m coming after Tyson. Win or lose, I want Tyson!”
FYI, Fury is 34-0 with 24 KOs … with a type of wins coming in opposition to Ngannou. Nevertheless, many individuals round boxing imagine Tyson truly misplaced their October struggle, which he formally gained by cut up resolution.
However, first issues first, Ngannou-Joshua.
Regardless of the success in opposition to Tyson, Francis is a reasonably substantial underdog (danger $100 to win $500) … a betting line he says he understands.
“I’m going in against a former champion and getting guys that have been in the game for so long, winning, and all this stuff,” Ngannou mentioned.
“I think he’s 30-something and I’m zero and one. C’mon man. How do you make me a favorite?”
“He’s seen me box already so he knows a little bit what he’s coming after unlike Tyson Fury that was out of the blue, didn’t know what to expect,” Ngannou mentioned.
Even together with his inexperience within the boxing ring, Ngannou says he nonetheless expects Joshua to review his struggle with Fury, and make changes. Francis is intent on exhibiting the Tyson struggle was no fluke.
“I think this time I need to put it up even more to get the job done.”
March cannot come quickly sufficient!