Tyson
Fury is seemingly interested in running it back with Francis
Ngannou after their boxing clash last month.
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Ngannou made his long-awaited foray into the squared circle on Oct.
28 in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, against Fury, going in as a +850
underdog. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight
king shocked the world by taking Fury to a split decision, also
scoring the lone knockdown of the bout in Round 3.
Ngannou isn’t expected to return to MMA for his next outing, as
there have been talks of potential boxing clashes against Dereck
Chisora and Deontay
Wilder. Meanwhile, Fury is slated to take on Oleksandr Usyk in
a heavyweight title unification clash on Feb. 17.
While Fury isn’t looking past the Usyk fight, promoter Frank Warren
said on “The MMA Hour” that the WBC champ is interested in a rematch
against Ngannou in the future.
“I think there’s a good chance of that happening. I do,” Warren
said. “I don’t know [if it’ll be next for Fury]. It’s like jumping
too far forward. Let’s get the big one [with Usyk] out of the way
first, and then we’ll see where we go. But I do think [it’ll
happen]. Tyson told me that he wants the rematch, and I know
Ngannou wants it, because after the fight we were out there, we met
at His Excellency [Turki Alalshikh]’s house and we had quite a
lengthy conversation. He’s a nice guy, by the way. He’s a really
nice guy, good team around him, and I’m quite sure we’ll do it
again.”