“Joke of an Organization”: Fans Blast WBC After Announcement of Special Belt for October Bout Between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou

Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou will be squaring off against each other in a 12-round boxing fight. On October 28, the world will have an answer on who’s a better Heavyweight, as the WBC Heavyweight champion is stepping against the former UFC Heavyweight champion. Well, to commemorate this, the WBC organization has also announced surprising news. Now, the organization has decided to introduce a new belt for the fight. Additionally, the holder of the belt will be called ‘Riyadh Champion’, as the fight is going to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The first press conference between the fighters just concluded on Thursday in London. In that conference for the crossover bout, Fury’s promoter Frank Warren dropped the curtain on this new revelation. At first, the bout didn’t have any belts on the line, so the WBC decided to up the stakes a little bit. However, some fans are in denial.

Fans are dismissing the WBC belt for Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou

A lot of people are excited about this contest, even the boxing legend, Evander Holyfield gave his predictions for the bout. But, almost all the fans are against the decision of the introduction of the new belt for the crossover event between ‘The Gypsy King’ and ‘Predator’. So, the fans have quite rightly expressed their frustration in the comments section.

One of the fans stated that the WBC is trying to emulate WWE by the number of belts they’re trying to inculcate in the sport.

Another fan stated that the organization has become a “joke” at this point. It can’t be taken seriously, and the fan is not even shocked by this.

One fan was taken aback by another introduction of a belt as the organization did the same for the Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury fight.

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Then they also posed a question of whether they did the same for Canelo Alvarez vs. John Ryder.

A fan stated that, at this point, all across the combat sports realms, the belts don’t hold any meaning anymore.

An X user pointed out that at this pace, the WBC belt doesn’t have much difference from the happy meals people order at McDonalds.

The fans did not appreciate the new announcement made at the first presser of Fury vs. Ngannou. The WBC organization already has a Heavyweight belt, but the fans are irritated as the ‘Riyadh Champion’ belt in some way decreases the value of the actual WBC Heavyweight championship title. What are your thoughts about this? Let us know in the comments section.

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