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UFC: Francis Ngannou vs Tyson Fury fuel heavyweight super-fight rumours – ‘I’d smoke you in the first round’

  • ‘The Gypsy King’ says he would make ‘easy work’ of new UFC heavyweight champion after Joshua fight
  • ‘If this guy did this to you, what do you think I would do?’ Ngannou replies, citing Fury’s nasty cut from 2019

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Tyson Fury of England gets a cut over his right eye in a heavyweight boxing tune-up match against Otto Wallin of Sweden in Las Vegas in 2019, Photo: AP
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UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou hinted he would inflict serious damage on two-time world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury after the Briton claimed he would “roast” him in a bout.

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“The Gypsy King” Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs), who is in talks for a two-fight deal against two-time unified champion Anthony Joshua for the undisputed title in July, started the war of words with “The Predator” Ngannou in a tweet to retired boxing great Mike Tyson.

“[Mike Tyson] after I smash [Anthony Joshua] I’ll roast that guy also. [Francis Ngannou] easy work,” the 32-year-old wrote alongside a photo of Ngannou and Tyson shaking hands.

Ngannou (16-3), who became a UFC champion after beating Stipe Miocic via second-round TKO at UFC 260 in March, immediately responded with a photo of a badly cut Fury against Swedish boxer Otto Wallin in September 2019.
Though he won the fight via unanimous decision, the cut had caused several issues for Fury, almost caused a doctor’s stoppage, and became a target for his subsequent bouts against Deontay Wilder.
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