Fury and Ngannou press close

WBC heavyweight world champion, Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury, and the former MMA champion, Francis Ngannou, fight on Saturday at the Boulevard Hall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The battle of the giants starts the Riyadh season, one of the world’s largest entertainment festivals, which takes place during the winter months in this great nation.
Promoted by Queensberry, Top Rank and GIMIK Fight Promotions, the Fury-Ngannou card will air live on Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV in the United States starting at 2 p.m. ET/11AM m. Pacific time.

The winner of this fight will be rewarded with a unique and commemorative prize: the “Riyadh Champion” belt created by the World Boxing Council for this attractive match.
This beautiful belt signifies the growing connection between Riyadh and the world of combat sports. It is also a testament to the city of Riyadh as a world center of sports and entertainment.

The belt features a stunning design that perfectly combines boxing and MMA iconography. The Riyadh Champion belt is adorned with elegant gold lettering studded with diamonds, symbolizing the richness of spirit that victory in boxing can bring. To highlight the unique nature of this combat sports event, octagonal shapes, synonymous with MMA, have been intricately placed on its front.
This Thursday the final press conference for this fight was held.

Tyson Fury commented: “I could give him a skilled, masterful boxing performance and not let him touch me even once. Sometimes I stand in front of the mirror and think I’m an absolute genius. “Just when everyone thought it was over, here I am back, ready for a great performance.”

For his part, Ngannou commented: “I’m not going to enter the ring to play Fury’s game. I’m going to play my own game. So, my training was based on me, on how I can fight, and that’s what we worked on. “I am aware of my lack of experience in boxing, but I am a man of challenges and I have overcome many challenges.”