Despite knocking down heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, UFC star Francis Ngannou starts his professional boxing career with a split-decision loss.
Heavyweight world boxing champion Tyson Fury has won a controversial split decision against former UFC star Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia.Ngannou was in his first professional boxing contest and first fight of any kind in almost two yearsNgannou knocked down Fury and had him stumbled at other times but only won one of three judges' scorecards
Fury's championship belt was never on the line in the exhibition bout, though it was an official fight that could have counted as Fury's first professional loss in his 35th contest. Fury appeared to gain control late in the fifth round and carried it over into the sixth, but Ngannou showed in the seventh he wasn't going anywhere as both boxers traded blows.
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