British promoter Frank Warren confirmed that Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) will face the former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“This war will be written about everywhere! This is a revolutionary event, a superfight. Tyson is at his best when he breaks barriers and it will be something like this. History will be written here!” - said the promoter of the "Gypsy King".
Fury's fight with Ngannou will be held according to the rules of boxing. It is not yet known whether he will be officially sanctioned and recorded in the track records of boxers and whether the WBC belt belonging to the British will be at stake.
