Tyson Fury touched down in Riyadh yesterday ahead of his blockbuster boxing match with Francis Ngannou, and as the game’s ultimate showman, immediately started talking up the fight.
The contest — billed as “The Battle of the Baddest” — will take place on Oct. 28 and will mark the start of Riyadh Season. Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion of the world, is no stranger to the Kingdom, and reportedly commented upon arrival: “I’m very happy to have just landed here in Saudi Arabia.
It’s my third time here in a few years. It’s a very lovely place and I’m very happy to be fighting here.” The two giants of the fight game will be battling it out for the WBC Commemorative Riyadh Champion Belt.
Ever the showman, Fury hyped up what he plans to bring to Riyadh’s latest high-profile boxing event. “The Gypsy King delivers entertainment, day-in, day-out,” he said. “That’s what I do.