Meat is back on the menu for the all-heavyweight Top Rank boxing
main card on Saturday.
With no cap on the heavyweight division, none of the 10 competitors
on the main card of Top
Rank: Fury vs. Ngannou was at risk of missing weight. As a
result, weights ranged from a shade under 230 pounds to a whisker
below 300 pounds, and the green light has been given to the entire
lineup.
The main event, which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on
Oct. 28, comes in a non-title, 10-round exhibition match between
lineal boxing heavyweight kingpin Tyson Fury
(277.7) and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis
Ngannou (272.1). Both men hit the scales above 270 pounds, with
about five and a half pounds separating the two heavy hitters.
Despite Fury not putting any of his titles on the line in this
pairing, with Ngannou an unranked boxer ineligible for any gold,
the WBC elected to create the “Riyadh Champion” belt for the
victor.
The co-featured attraction will see Fabio Wardley (241) battle it
out against David Adeleye (232), as the two vie for a trio of
British or continental titles in a 12-round affair. The staredown
between the two unbeaten men had both jaw-jacking at one another,
but it concluded with a big grin. The remainder of the pay-per-view
lineup consists of three more heavyweight tilts, as Joseph Parker
(250.1) faces Simon Kean (255.1), Arslanbek Makhmudov (260) throws
down with Junior Anthony Wright (229.5) and Moses Itauma (236.1)
collides with Istvan
Bernath (257.1).
Fury vs. Ngannou Weigh-in Results:
Tyson
Fury (277.7) vs. Francis
Ngannou (272.1)
Fabio Wardley (241) vs. David Adeleye (232)
Joseph Parker (250.1) vs. Simon Kean (255.1)
Arslanbek Makhmudov (260) vs. Junior Anthony Wright (229.5)
Moses Itauma (236.1) vs. Istvan
Bernath (257.1)
Carlos Takam (257.1) vs. Martin Bakole (299.4)
Alcibiade Duran (152.7) vs. Jack McGann
(153.1)