Kanye West was in position and in person to witness Francis Ngannou take on Tyson Fury for their bout in Saudi Arabia. The rapper looked bloated and the pictures coming out of his time during the match seem to confirm it. Ye has been interested in such matches and it’s not uncommon to see him become available for such grand events.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury had a tough competition from Francis Ngannou. Fury was taken aback by Francis who dropped Fury in the third round out of the between the two performers. Francis was making his boxing debut, and the former MMA veteran delivered on the expectations. He came close, but the performance was enough to put the spotlight on him.
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Dewey Cooper thinks that Francis Ngannou almost had the win
Francis Ngannou’s trainer, Dewey Cooper spoke with Mirror.co.uk about the outcome of this match. Fury won the match by a split decision – as two judges had it 95-94 and 96-93 for Fury, while a third had it 95-94 for Ngannou. Cooper, on the other hand, thinks that the fight was very close.
I thought we won the fight with the knockdown. It was a back and forth fight but I felt like it was probably even on rounds and the knockdown should have given us the advantage – like the one judge had it, 95-94 is how I scored it. I even told Francis in the last round that he had to stay sharp, don’t let him steal the fight.
So I thought we had won it closely but even losing this fight closely is a magnificent accomplishment. Everybody, you guys [the media], everybody said we had no shot. Everybody said he was getting knocked out no matter what he do. But he dropped the champ. The prime, undefeated champ. His first fight out. He went 10 rounds with as much energy as the champ. I felt we won the fight by a round or two.
But this is why boxing is going on a slight decline. Boxing is now a business disguised as a sport. We need to keep it real and make these decisions as transparent as possible. At the end of the day it didn’t go our way but I’m proud of Francis.
According to BoxingScene, Cooper thinks that the third round knockdown was the difference maker. He has faith in Francis and hopes to be better in the time to come. Francis had the first boxing match of his life against ‘The Gypsy King’ and he put on a solid performance. It would be interesting to see how he fares in the coming days and bouts.
Kanye West today in Saudi Arabia attending the Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou boxing fight
hes seen with J Prince and John Monopoly as well pic.twitter.com/tfE41ToKgm
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