Fury knocked down but beats Ngannou on split decision

WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury beat former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou in a split decision in a non-title fight in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

It was, indeed, a fight that almost delivered one of boxing’s biggest upsets.

Fury, the unbeaten holder of one of the sport’s most prestigious belts, narrowly avoided a first defeat at the hands of the 37-year-old opponent who had never boxed professionally before.