Fury will face Ngannou

World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will face former UFC champion Francis Ngannou on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The fight will be a boxing match sanctioned under the traditional rules of the sport, including three ringside judges scoring under the ten-point system.
The WBC confirmed that the belt will not be at stake. The champion was approved to participate in the fight because he is not yet in the mandatory period of his reign.

“Tyson Fury received special permission from the WBC to fight Francis Ngannou as there is no official challenger,” WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
Fury tried to close fights against Andy Ruiz, Antony Joshua and Oleksander Usyk, but no agreement was reached, so it was approved Fury to fight without the WBC title at stake.