10 months ago
Francis Ngannou has made a last determination connected whether he will entreaty his divided determination conclusion to Tyson Fury pursuing their arguable conflict successful Saudi Arabia.
The erstwhile UFC heavyweight champion was fixed very small chance by fans and pundits alike arsenic he entered nan ringing for his boxing debut successful Riyadh, but he shocked nan world by knocking down Fury successful nan 3rd round and past taking him nan distance.
At nan extremity of nan bout, galore believed Ngannou had done capable to get his manus raised, but Fury was awarded a razor-thin determination by nan judges, leaving fans claiming he was 'robbed'.
High-profile boxing figures including Eddie Hearn and Chris Eubank Jr besides believe Ngannou won, and nan man himself feels he should person sewage nan decision, but he has ruled retired appealing arsenic he claims he would person 'no chance' of overturning nan verdict.
When asked by TMZ Sports if he would title nan decision, Ngannou replied: 'Who americium I gonna entreaty to? [The British Boxing Commission]? I person nary chance. I deliberation that's conscionable different measurement of humiliation.'
Francis Ngannou knocked down Tyson Fury but still mislaid a arguable divided decision
Ngannou has now revealed that he will not entreaty nan verdict arsenic he feels he has 'no chance' of getting it overturned
Ngannou's consequence follows connected from him stating connected his YouTube transmission earlier this week that he always knew nan likelihood would beryllium stacked against him if nan conflict was adjacent owed to him being a newcomer to nan sport.
Despite conscionable falling short of pulling disconnected 1 of nan biggest shocks successful heavyweight history, Ngannou has not been deterred from pursuing his boxing dream and is already looking up to nan future.
He has his sights firmly group connected a rematch pinch Fury, and is hopeful that Oleksandr Usyk could measurement speech from an undisputed conflict pinch nan 'Gypsy King' to let nan conflict to happen.
'The rematch is what I want adjacent nan most,' he said.
'As for correct now I consciousness for illustration location is simply a batch of options for me, but I want to take wisely, and I would spell for nan rematch first.
Ngannou wants Oleksandr Usyk (right) to measurement speech truthful he tin get an contiguous rematch pinch Fury
'My champion script successful boxing is to hold for Fury. If Usyk tin measurement retired and fto maine conflict Fury, I'll conflict Fury, past I'll fto them do immoderate they do. I'll spell back, possibly do immoderate MMA conflict and travel backmost pinch immoderate group successful boxing.
'I'm readying to conflict perchance doubly adjacent year, [starting] possibly February aliases March.'
Fury's conflict pinch Usyk was primitively slated for December 23, but that has now been pushed backmost aft Ngannou gave him a overmuch harder trial than anticipated.
A day successful early 2024 is now being targeted by Fury's promoter Frank Warren, but Ngannou wants it to beryllium pushed backmost moreover further truthful he tin get his hands connected Fury erstwhile more.
