Regardless of his two-fight shedding skid since his skilled boxing transfer, and forward of his PFL (Skilled Fighters League) debut in two months time, former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou has vowed to compete in his pursuit of a primary win within the squared circle — eyeing former titleholder, Deontay Wilder in addition to Oleksandr Usyk.
Ngannou, a former undisputed heavyweight champion below the banner of the UFC, is slated to headline a PFL occasion in October, making his SmartCage debut in a matchup reverse Brazilian heavyweight star, Renan Ferreira in a return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nonetheless, most just lately preventing earlier this yr, Cameroonian knockout artist, Ngannou dropped a devastating second spherical knockout loss to former two-time world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua within the Center East.
Late final yr besides, Batie celebrity, Ngannou made his skilled boxing debut in a matchup towards the then-unbeaten WBC heavyweight gold holder, Tyson Fury — dropping the Morecambe native with a surprising knockdown earlier than dropping a controversial break up resolution loss within the desert.
Francis Ngannou welcomes Deontay Wilder, Oleksandr Usyk boxing fights
Nonetheless, forward of his conflict with Ferreira in October, Ngannou has welcomed the possibility to made a 3rd stroll to the boxing ring — towards all people from the likes of Wilder to present world champion, Usyk.
“Completely, I’d love that combat,” Francis Ngannou instructed talkSPORT of a matchup with Deontay Wilder. “Pure boxing, don’t be delusional right here. That’s the place we each stand an opportunity, but when we go MMA just one man stands an opportunity. It’s a combat that I need, I all the time wished that combat. In some unspecified time in the future we had a dialogue that didn’t go too far, however we wished to make this combat occur.”
“And much more boxers — Usyk? Why not,” Francis Ngannou defined. “I’ve the (Tyson) Fury rematch then Deontay Wilder on the want listing. (Martin Bakole) not likely. That’s the combat I’d select because the final choice as a result of I see him extra like a brother. I’d combat anybody else beside him, plus he’s harmful.”
