Tyson Fury And Francis Ngannou Claim They Will Face In A Hybrid Fight

Tyson Fury claimed he would be fighting UFC champion Francis Ngannou, just moments after claiming he would be retiring from boxing.

It was the first time the Gypsy King was fighting in Britain since his second comeback fight in 2018, and his first ever world title fight on home soil.

However, just minutes later, in another post match interview, the boxer stood side by side with UFC heavyweight champ Ngannou and discussed the fact they'll be fighting each other.

It is not the first time the fight has been mooted, with Ngannou saying following his win over Cyril Gane in January that he wanted to turn his hands to boxing.

The two men have also swapped words on social media in the past as they have attempted to set up the fight, that would be Ngannou's first in the sport.

He also spoke to BT Sport after the first interview, and said that the fight with the British fighter would happen sometime in 2023.

Back in March, when he originally said he would retire following the Whyte fight, Fury did at least say that he didn't consider the fight with The Predator a 'real boxing fight,' hinting it would not be him coming out of retirement.

The fight is unlikely to happen until next year because of Ngannou's contract with UFC. The Gane fight was technically the last on his contract but being champion gives him another year with the company, at which point he'll vacate.

Fans don't actually believe that Fury will retire, with most expecting him to fight the winner of Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk II.

Fury has already competed in WWE and a return on that show would be huge.