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Art & culture

Francis Ngannou

Samuel Phillips

here is no sweeter
victory than the one

Twon when everyone
else says it’s impossible. It not
only proves naysayers wrong
but much more tends to prove to

the winner that they don’t need
the words of anyone to make
their dreams count. This is the
case with Francis Ngannou,

the Cameroonian former MMA
heavyweight champion and the
new contender in heavyweight
boxing.

His much-talked fight with Tyson The moment Francis was
weaned into the boxing world
Fury, the current undefeated
heavyweight boxing champion,

happened on Saturday, 28th spectacular ten-round fight with
October, in Riyadh, Saudi match, was going to fair with Fury and, in that one match,
Arabia, with Fury emerging as Tyson Fury. Some quarters wrote his name among the top
winner by decision. That fight predicted that Francis would not heavyweight boxers.

was a defining moment in the last more than two rounds. Fury
history of boxing. Like many himself said he was going to Even though Fury won the
others, you might have expected beat Francis even after drinking match by the judges’ split
a knockout from Fury, but that twenty-five pints of beer. The decision, it was clear from all

did not happen. Almost the conversations against Francis angles that Ngannou won, but
opposite is what happened. before the fight were sour the win was given to Fury to
enough to knock him out even
without Fury touching him. save the boxing world some
Before the fight day, there was major embarrassment. From the

much buzz on the internet about reviews that flooded the internet
how Francis, who had never So, imagine what it felt like after the fight, from both boxers
fought in a professional boxing when Francis put up a most

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