Will Tyson Fury’s heavyweight globe title be on the line versus Francis Ngannou? WBC confirm what winner will obtain for crossover bout in Saudi Arabia

WBC title holder Tyson Fury returns to the ring tonight to choose on former UFC celebrity Francis Ngannou in a huge crossover bout in Saudi Arabia.

The Gypsy King has not fought considering the fact that knocking out Dillian Whyte to defend his heavyweight belt in April 2022. 

He was tipped to take on Oleksandr Usyk future but Fury instead arrives up in opposition to MMA legend Ngannou who will be boxing professionally for the 1st time. 

But will ‘The Predator’ be competing for a WBC title in his initial-ever bout in the activity? 

Will Fury’s WBC title be on the line? 

Fury’s WBC heavyweight title will not be on the line towards Ngannou.

On the other hand, the winner of the bout will wander absent with the WBC’s new ‘Riyadh Champion’ belt.

The sanctioning physique opted not to sanction the contest for Fury’s precise WBC heavyweight earth title, but in its place have created a specific trophy belt to award to the winner.

The ‘Riyadh Champion’ belt is not dissimilar to the ‘Diriyah Champion’ strap Tyson’s youthful brother Tommy Fury won by beating Jake Paul in another region of Saudi Arabia before this year.

Speaking previously this year, the Gypsy King’s promoter Frank Warren disclosed that the WBC belt would not be in jeopardy in Saudi Arabia. 

“There is not going to be any belts on the line since the dude is not rated, but we are not selling it as that, it is an occasion,” Warren told talkSPORT.

“We’re not declaring he’s in the ratings and he is not going to be in the rankings, it is what it is. It is a crossover party between two fellas from two various disciplines.”

This news arrived irrespective of the combat currently being beneath the Earth Boxing Council’s (WBC) organisation. 

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The heavyweight title is not on the line and the winner of the bout will in its place be awarded with a specific belt developed just for this battle. 

The strategy has not go down properly with followers even though, as they disagreed with the conclusion built by the boxing overall body.

But the action will now consider centre-phase and a person man will get house the gold.

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