Francis Ngannou has claimed that he would defeat Tyson Fury if the pair meet in the boxing ring despite his rival's dominant victory over Dillian Whyte.
The Cameroon star has exchanged back and forth messages with Fury on social media over a potential crossover bout which is unlikely to take place until 2023 at the earliest. Ngannou was ringside at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night to watch Fury defeat British rival Whyte with a brutal sixth-round stoppage to retain his crown.
The UFC champion stepped in the ring after the fight and explained his intentions to pursue a boxing showdown after recovering from his knee injury. "We have been talking about this going back and forth for like the past two years and I think we are close to getting this on," Ngannou told BT Sport. "I think I can beat everybody, it won't be an easy fight in the boxing world but I can beat anybody.
