Ngannou explains why he was reprimanded for fight with Fury

former UFC champion Francis Ngannou He told how he reacted to the referee’s decision in the fight against WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 knockouts).

“I believe I won this fight. I’m not surprised by what happened. I knew this was going to happen.

Listen, I’m learning this game. I just moved here from another sport and there’s a structure here, there’s an established business and you come to shake it. Imagine if I walked out of there winning my first fight. What would it look like for them? What would it be like for all the people involved? I knew this wouldn’t happen. But I think it’s a shame for boxing. The judges or whoever should be punished.

I want to understand why these judges decided the way they did. Frankly, for me this decision is not that important, but I think such decisions ruin many people’s careers. This victory could have been the victory on which my career depended. I got in the ring, I was eager to win, I did my job, but it didn’t happen,” Ngannou said.

On October 28, a 10-round fight took place between Tyson Fury and former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Fury earned a hard-fought split decision victory (95-94 Ngannou, 96-93 Fury, 95-94 Fury).