Francis Ngannou finally got his wish to fight Tyson Fury in a boxing match. Moreover, the WBC officials confirmed that the fight will go down in the official record books, but it will not be a championship fight. The fans didn’t seem too happy with this announcement.

One of the major reasons for Francis Ngannou’s departure from the UFC was the lack of freedom to venture into other endeavors. It also included participation in boxing matches. However, he got what he wanted after leaving the promotion. Now, after much speculation surrounding his fight with Tyson Fury, the WBC confirmed that it will indeed be a professional fight rather than an exhibition bout.

When the match was announced, not many details were available to the fans. However, now we know that the fight will be a professional bout, but Fury will not put his heavyweight title on the line.

Ngannou has long aspired to compete in boxing despite having no prior experience. However, he finally landed a big-money match with one of the greatest fighters in October. He seeks to become the first person to hand Tyson Fury a loss in his professional boxing career. However, the fans didn’t seem too happy with the new rule set laid by the WBC.

Fans react to the new rule set for Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou boxing match

The fans believe that this boxing match is ridiculous. Even if the title won’t be on the line, they claim that Fury will not remain a champion if he gets beat by Francis Ngannou. They imagine how people will view his championship reign if he gets beaten by the French-Cameroonian fighter. Here are some reactions from fans on Instagram.

• This is ridiculous. If Francis beats the champ he becomes the champ. It’s that simple
• Imagine if Francis won. How would that make Tyson’s title reign be viewed???
• No belt – No point… I hope NOBODY buys this circus act.
• Boxing is a f***in joke lmaoooo
• Then make it for the title. Spice it up.
• they aren’t even gonna try, it’s just a quick cash grab
• That’s the dumbest “ruling” ever ruled.

The fans claim that there is no point in having a professional bout if the champion doesn’t put his belt on the line. Moreover, they believe that the sport of boxing has become some sort of joke. The fans also stated that the Ngannou vs Fury fight is just a cash grab and the rule laid by the WBC makes no sense to them.

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Regardless of what fans had to say, this was Ngannou’s wish all along. There are very few chances that this fight becomes as big as Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather. However, it will be one of the biggest fights of the year, considering that two of the biggest combat sports athletes are in it. We will have to wait and see how that pans out for both fighters.

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