Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has defeated MMA star Francis Ngannou by split decision in a 10-round boxing bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The match was tightly fought, with Fury dropping to the floor in the third round with an almighty left hook.
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The fight was described by Fury as one of his “toughest” in the last 10 years, adding that Ngannou is a “better boxer than we all thought he would be”.
It was the MMA star’s first fight with a professional boxer, and ended with a controversial split decision from the judging panel.
One judge scored 95-94 to Ngannou, but the other two officials scored the fight 96-93 and 95-94 to Fury.
Speaking after the match, Ngannou said: “It didn’t go my way.”
“I might have come up short today. “I’ll come back.”
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