{"id":292263,"date":"2023-10-29T00:24:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T00:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292263"},"modified":"2023-10-29T00:24:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T00:24:43","slug":"fans-claim-francis-ngannou-was-robbed-of-win-against-tyson-fury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/boxing\/fans-claim-francis-ngannou-was-robbed-of-win-against-tyson-fury\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans claim Francis Ngannou was &apos;ROBBED&apos; of win against Tyson Fury"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Boxing fans claim Francis Ngannou was &#8216;ROBBED&#8217; of win against Tyson Fury as judges rule Gypsy King as the winner by split decision, despite Ngannou knocking Fury down in third round<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tyson Fury kept his unbeaten run as he defeated Ngannou by split decision\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fans were unhappy with decision, claiming that the MMA fighter was &#8216;robbed&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fury praised Ngannou as &#8216;one of the toughest fights&#8217; he&#8217;s faced in recent years\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Recap all the action from Tyson Fury v Francis Ngannou here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former UFC Champion Francis Ngannou&#8217;s strong performance in the ring against Tyson Fury was not enough to clinch a win.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was met with boos around Boulevard Hall in Riyadh as it was announced that the UFC fighter had lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fans took to social media to express their shock at the judges&#8217; decision, with one writing that Ngannou was &#8216;robbed&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The MMA fighter lost out narrowly by split decision, despite knocking down the Gypsy King in the third round.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the right, Fury said it was &#8216;one of the toughest fights I&#8217;ve had in the last ten years&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/00\/77128279-12684415-image-a-21_1698536773407.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury was knocked down in round three after Ngannou landed a punch sending him to the floor<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/01\/77129041-12684415-image-a-38_1698537679681.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury was announced at the winner of the heavyweight fight against Francis Ngannou\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/00\/77128291-12684415-image-m-34_1698536849702.jpg\" height=\"396\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans raged as Fury was announced as the winner, claiming the result was to &#8216;save face&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/00\/77128295-12684415-image-a-35_1698537130459.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Oleksandr Usyk looks on prior to the Heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou<\/p>\n<p>Francis Ngannou struck early in his fight against Tyson Fury, knocking the WBC heavyweight champion to the canvas during the third round of their hotly anticipated fight.<\/p>\n<p>Despite going on to win via split decision, the Gypsy King was in trouble after he tried to land a right hand on the MMA heavyweight, with Ngannou catching him on the temple with a huge left hook.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old dropped to the canvas and took a moment to recover, before rising to his feet with seconds left in the round.<\/p>\n<p>Fans shared their opinions online, with one stating that it was &#8216;daylight robbery&#8217; for Ngannou, and others joining in that the Cameroon national was &#8216;robbed&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8216;[Oleksandr] Usyk would absolutely destroy Tyson Fury if he fights anything like he did tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Absolute travesty, I love Tyson Fury but he\u2019s never ever won that.&#8217; A fourth wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following a brilliant effort from Ngannou throughout all ten rounds, Fury paid respect to him in his post-fight interview.<\/p>\n<p>He called Ngannou &#8216;a hell of a fighter&#8217; and admitted it was one of his toughest fights of the last decade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That definitely wasn&#8217;t in the script. Francis is a hell of a fighter, a strong, great puncher.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/00\/77128283-12684415-image-a-36_1698537460941.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tyson Fury praised Ngannou in his post-fight interview for his strength and as a &#8216;great puncher&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/00\/77128285-12684415-image-a-37_1698537518731.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury bounced back by landing a few punches and eventually went on to win the fight\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On being knocked down in the third round, Fury said: &#8216;I got caught round the back of the head. I wasn&#8217;t hurt. I got up and got back to my boxing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The fight was hotly contested, with fans calling for Ngannou to venture into boxing after impressing fans in his first ever professional boxing match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fury retained his unbeaten run, with the judges calling it by split decision. One gave it to Francis Ngannou 95-94, one 96-93 to Fury, and the deciding judge had it 95-94 to Fury.<\/p>\n<p>Calls for Fury to face Oleksandr Usyk were amplified, as the Ukrainian boxer watched from ringside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12684415\/Boxing-fans-claim-Francis-Ngannou-ROBBED-win-against-Tyson-Fury-judges-rule-Gypsy-King-winner-split-decision-despite-Ngannou-knocking-Fury-round.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boxing fans claim Francis Ngannou was &#8216;ROBBED&#8217; of win against Tyson Fury as judges rule Gypsy King as the winner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fans claim Francis Ngannou was &amp;apos;ROBBED&amp;apos; 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