Former UFC fighter Ngannou almost delivers one of boxing’s biggest upsets as he gives the heavyweight champion a scare.
WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has beaten former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou on a split decision in a non-title fight in Saudi Arabia that almost delivered one of boxing’s biggest upsets.
Fury, the unbeaten holder of one of the sport’s most prestigious belts, narrowly avoided a first defeat on Sunday at the hands of a 37-year-old opponent who had never boxed professionally before but went through the full 10 rounds with some swagger.
Ngannou, whose UFC…