Fury vs Ngannou

Who won Fury vs Ngannou?

Tyson Fury beat Francis Ngannou by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 28th, 2023, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 95-94, 96-93 in favor of winner Tyson Fury.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Fabio Wardley was victorious over David Adeleye for the BBBOC British Heavyweight championship, Carlos Takam lost to Martin Bakole Ilunga, Joseph Parker defeated Simon Kean, and Arslanbek Makhmudov was victorious over Junior Anthony Wright.

Fury vs Ngannou stats

Back in October 2023, Tyson Fury stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 33 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Francis Ngannou made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 0 wins and 0 draws.

Tyson Fury was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Fury had a height advantage of 5 inches over Ngannou. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fury was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 34 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 14 years and 10 months earlier than Ngannou, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He had fought 230 more professional rounds, totaling 242 compared to Ngannou's 12.

Fury vs Ngannou form

Fury had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Derek Chisora on December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Dillian Whyte on April 23, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Deontay Wilder on October 9, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Deontay Wilder on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Otto Wallin on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Fury's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Fury vs Ngannou start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:20 PM UTC at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 6:20 PM EST or 3:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:20 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Fury vs Ngannou?

The ESPN+ PPV show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The TNT Sports Box Office broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Fury vs Ngannou?

Tyson Fury was a 1/14 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Francis Ngannou made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+680) with oddsmakers.