In Friday night’s weigh-in, Tyson Fury, completely dressed, tipped the scale almost 10 pounds much heavier compared to his previous fight. Standing at 6-foot-9, Fury weighed in at 277.7 pounds for his upcoming 10-round exhibit match against Francis Ngannou at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, who stands at 6-foot-4, weighed 272.1 pounds, going beyond the weight limitation for his UFC bouts by 7.1 pounds.
For his last fight against Dereck Chisora, Fury formally weighed in at 268¾ pounds. Despite being the clear preferred with odds of 20-1 from FanDuel sportsbook, Fury’s triumph in this upcoming bout against Ngannou will not be counted towards their expert records.
If Fury emerges triumphant and unhurt, there is a possibility that his next fight will be a 12-round title marriage match against Oleksandr Usyk on December 23, likewise occurring at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Usyk, the holder of the IBF, IBO, WBA, and WBO titles, will exist at Fury-Ngannou.
Ultimately, the winner in between Fury and Usyk will be crowned the very first completely combined heavyweight champ in the age of the four-belt system.
Below are the main weights for the heavyweight battles included in the pay-per-view part of the Fury-Ngannou undercard, in addition to a non-televised contest:
– Fabio Wardley (16-0, 15 KOs), weighing 241 pounds, will deal with David Adeleye (12-0, 11 KOs), weighing 232 pounds, in a 12-round heavyweight match.
– Joseph Parker (32-3, 22 KOs), weighing 250.1 pounds, will fight Simon Kean (23-1, 22 KOs), weighing 255.1 pounds, in a 10-round heavyweight bout.
– Arslanbek Makhmudov (17-0, 16 KOs), weighing 260 pounds, will handle Junior Anthony Wright (20-4-1, 17 KOs), weighing 229.5 pounds, in a 10-round heavyweight clash.
In a non-televised match, Moses Itauma (5-0, 3 KOs), weighing 236.1 pounds, will deal with Istvan Bernath (10-1, 8 KOs), weighing 257.1 pounds, in a 6-round heavyweight contest.
Additionally, a non-televised heavyweight match will include Carlos Takam (40-7-1, 28 KOs), weighing 257.1 pounds, against Martin Bakole (19-1, 14 KOs), weighing 299.4 pounds, for a 10-round bout.
Please keep in mind that Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com and can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.
