Fury and Ngannou sold 700 thousand streams

Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury. Getty Images
Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury. Getty Images

Almost 700,000 pay-per-views of the fight between Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) and Francis Ngannou (0-1). The fight was the main event of the October boxing evening in Riyadh.

The highest PPV sales were recorded in the UK (400,000), where the event was shown by TNT Sports. 200 thousand PPV was sold by the streaming service DAZN, which broadcast the evening in almost all markets around the world. A total of 65 thousand PPVs were sold in the US.

The fight ended with a split decision victory for the Briton, who was knocked to the floor in the third round. Fury's WBC heavyweight title was not at stake in the meeting.