Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou fight rules including rounds and ring size

Tyson Fury is preparing to put his undefeated record on the line against former UFC champion Francis Ngannou.

The WBC heavyweight champion has agreed to face Ngannou in the ring for the MMA’s star’s boxing debut. It is a crossover clash that has bizarrely been 18 months in the making after the two fighters faced off in the ring, following Fury’s stoppage win over Dillian Whyte in April 2022.

For Fury, many boxing purists will simply view this as a warm up fight before the 35-year-old’s undisputed clash with Oleksandr Usyk. It was announced in September that the two men will put all four heavyweight belts on the line, once Fury is through his test with Nganou, to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.

However, for Ngannou, this is a realisation of a dream that began when watching videos of Mike Tyson in his native Cameroon. Ngannou travelled to France in hope of becoming a professional boxer but was living on the streets in Paris before being introduced to MMA, a decade ago. The 37-year-old was the reigning UFC champion when he turned down a new contract in a bid to shock the world against Fury.

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What are the rules for Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou?

The pair are scheduled to fight at the Boulevard Hall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, October 28. The undercard, which features a British heavyweight title fight as well as former world champion Joseph Parker, is expected to start at 6pm, with main event ring walks set for around 10.45pm.

The fight between Fury and Ngannou is scheduled for 10