… says, “I’m ready to fight him”
WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury has reacted to Anthony Joshua’s victory over former UFC champion, Francis Ngannou on Friday in Saudi Arabia.
Joshua sent the 37-year-old Cameroon-born former UFC heavyweight champion, a two-fight professional boxing novice, to the canvas with a straight right to the chin, in the opening round.
The “Knockout Chaos” fight lived up to its billing in spectacular fashion. Joshua sent him crashing again in the second round with a right-left combination and then an explosive right after he had beaten the count.
The referee stepped in and stopped the fight, with Joshua declared the winner by knockout victoryand Ngannou out cold and receiving treatment before getting back, stunned, to his feet.
Fury, who watched the game, said he has a ‘bigger fish to fry’ against Usky and stated that he is available to face Joshua after his rematch in October.
According to Fury: “Me and Usyk have got an undisputed world heavyweight championship coming up.
“He [Joshua] just had a show fight in Saudi Arabia, which is fantastic for the show, but for the actual real boxing, it is me and Usyk who will fight for the number one and number two position for the undisputed championship of the world.
“So that [the fight with AJ] is on the backburner for now. Great performance from AJ, fantastic, but unfortunately I have got bigger fish to fry in Usyk on May 18 and then we have a rematch in October.
So, after that, if he is still available, and I’m still available, let’s get it on.”
Fury is scheduled to face Oleksandr Usyk on May 18 in a historic, undisputed showdown, with the winner potentially facing Joshua in the future.
