Pushing former WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury the distance in his professional boxing debut last year, former UFC star, Francis Ngannou has now claimed he wants to run it back with the Brit next year, following his second career loss to Oleksandr Usyk over the weekend.
Ngannou, a former undisputed UFC heavyweight titleholder, made his long-anticipated PFL (Professional Fighters League) debut back in October, dispatching Brazilian contender, Renan Ferreira with a dominant opening round ground strikes TKO win.
As for Morecambe native, Fury, the former undisputed WBC heavyweight champion, made his return to the ring over the course of the weekend, dropping a unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 116-112) loss to two-fight rival, Usyk having previously suffered a loss to the Ukrainian back in May of this year.