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Daily Mirror
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Harry Davies

Tyson Fury warned not to upset boxing fans by fighting MMA heavyweights

Tyson Fury has been advised to take a fight against Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua instead of facing an MMA heavyweight.

With a potential undisputed clash against Usyk being lined up for December in Saudi Arabia, Fury wants to take a warm-up fight in the time being and has teased crossover bouts against UFC champion Jon Jones and former titleholder Francis Ngannou in recent weeks.

The Brit has been struggling to find an opponent after targeted fights against Andy Ruiz Jr and Zhilei Zhang both fizzled out. Fury has now been advised by former two-weight world champion Andre Ward to only face Jones or Ngannou after taking a fight against an actual heavyweight boxer.

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