Francis Ngannou says Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2 judge scored the fight wrong and reveals his own scorecard
Francis Ngannou has shared his thoughts on the scoring of Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 and slammed the AI judging, which was introduced for the heavyweight showdown.
Usyk outpointed Fury by unanimous decision to defend his world heavyweight titles in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last Saturday.
All three judges scored it 116-112 to Usyk, who successfully retained his WBA (super), WBC and WBO belts.
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The decision, however, angered Fury, who stormed out of the ring before delivering a rant backstage.
Promoter Frank Warren made his feelings clear in the ring as he conducted a post-fight interview with the scorecards in his hands.
Anthony Joshua, who has lost twice to Usyk and has been linked with a fight against Fury, revealed his scorecard for the championship clash.
Ngannou, who suffered a controversial defeat to Fury last year, has also expressed his thoughts on the scoring of Usyk vs. Fury 2.
The former UFC heavyweight champion said he would have scored the bout closer than it actually was.
"I would have scored the fight closer than that. Maybe Usyk could have still won," Ngannou told Pro Boxing Fans. "I mean, at the end of the fight, it wasn’t sure that anybody [was a clear winner]. From my scorecard, it was closer than that."
On the AI scorecard, he added: "No no, AI might be intelligent but AI doesn't understand the sport properly. It's a man sport, not a machine sport. I think AI, regardless of everything, is still a machine that operates automatically and scores based on some [information]. I don't think AI has all the specific or the data to score a boxing match."
Fury has made his 'retirement decision' in the wake of his second consecutive loss of his professional career while Usyk could be involved another undisputed clash following the call-out of Daniel Dubois, who currently holds the IBF title.
Topics: Francis Ngannou, Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury, Boxing
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