Tyson Fury reveals he will fight UFC champion Francis Ngannou as he announces location and date

Tyson Fury has confirmed that he will fight UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou next year.

The two have gone back and forth over the past few months, and both made their intentions clear of wanting to fight one another.

However, no fight will happen in 2022 - with Ngannou currently contracted with the UFC although his deal officially expired.

After defeating heavyweight sensation Ciryl Gane last month, Ngannou triggered a champions clause in his current deal, meaning he remains on the roster and under contract until he relinquishes the belt.

Ngannou is believed to remain in the UFC for one more year, before hoping to agree a new deal which would allow him to fight Tyson Fury, either in the boxing ring or in a UFC octagon.

Fury has spoken, on multiple occasions, of wanting to fight the Cameroonian, and even publicly challenged him to a boxing-MMA crossover fight.

However, Fury will now fight Dillian Whyte, before facing Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk later this year.

But Fury still has his eyes on Ngannou, and confirmed that he has made plans to fight the UFC star in 2023.

He told iFL TV: "I am going to fight Francis Ngannou in Las Vegas next year - in March or February.

"There's been no talks this year, because I have got some boxing to do.

"But next year we can have some crazy fights. It's a massive fight - I believe it breaks all pay-per-view records in the United States.

"Two heavyweight champions going head to head."

Speaking to TMZ about making the switch to heavyweight boxing, Ngannou said: “It’s always been down the line; this is something that I’m not taking my eyes off.

“This is going [to] happen either way. Even if I stay... If, or when, the UFC and I finalise a deal, the boxing part has to be in it. I