Ngannou will occupy 10th place in the WBC

The qualifying sessions during the 61st World Boxing Council Convention began a couple of days ago, and sources have reported that Cameroonian Francis Ngannou, who gave a tremendous demonstration against the organization’s champion, Tyson Fury, will be among the top ten of the tournament. classification.

The WBC has scheduled in its work agenda in Tashkent, for next Wednesday, the final ranking session and mandatory fights for its champions, however, the issue of Francis Ngannou arrived early at the work table and would be classified in tenth position, which will make him eligible to compete in the world championship.

Francis Ngannou surprised everyone with his demonstration against the champion of the category, Tyson Fury, during a great event held the last weekend of October in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Despite the bets against him and ending up falling by split decision in the official fight, Francis Ngannou left the Briton’s face hurt and also sent him to the canvas in the third episode, in a surprising way.

One of the men who recognized precisely the work of Francis Ngannou was Tyson Fury, who claimed not to have underestimated him and gave him credit for a good performance, although in the end he believed that he did enough to win and remain undefeated as a professional. . . leaving the table ready for an expected unification battle against the other monarch of the top division, the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, supposedly for the month of February.

Although Francis Ngannou, former UFC Heavyweight champion, has a contract with the mixed martial arts company PFL, and his debut with the company was expected in mid-2024, much has been said about a new fight within professional boxing, with names like Tyson Fury. . himself on the radar, as well as former champions like Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua, although other fighters like Dereck Chisora have also caught his eye.

Currently the WBC classifies Tyson Fury as its champion, and the top 10 on the list is officially made up of Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, Arslanbek Makhmudov, Frank Sánchez, Andy Ruiz, Jared Anderson, Efe Ajagba, Dillian Whyte, Martin Bakole and Joseph. . Parker. The new classification is expected on Wednesday with the inclusion of Francis Ngannou.