Tyson Fury will face Francis Ngannou later this year in a crossover fight years in the making after snubbing an undisputed title fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
The two world heavyweight champions are the top dogs in boxing and MMA, but Ngannou has never been in the ring as a professional after moving to cage fighting early in his career. Fury has always teased a bout of this nature, but has finally agreed with Usyk facing Daniel Dubois instead.
Ngannou is technically not the UFC heavyweight champion, but he never lost his world title when he left the promotion and is widely considered to be the best in the division. He has been pushing for a showdown with Fury since last year, but was tied to a restrictive deal under the promotional banner until joining the PFL earlier this year.
