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On Saturday 28th October, Tyson \u2018Gypsy King\u2019 Fury and Francis \u2018Predator\u2019 Ngannou go head to head in Riyadh in a 10-round bout that will see two heavyweights battle it out as Boxing meets UFC. While there will be no belts on the line this time, with Frank Warren asserting that Ngannou is not ranked, the fight is the first Fury will have faced this year since beating Derek Chisora last December in a 10th round TKO when the referee stopped the fight, deeming Chisora unfit to defend himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u2018Road to Riyadh\u2019 as it\u2019s been labelled, marks the start of the highly anticipated Riyadh Season, which will see the event followed by a big WWE meet-up on the 4th November too. With Saudi Arabia keen to establish itself as a major player in the fight scene and generally within the overall competitive sports market, the Fury vs Ngannou fight is likely to be the first of many promoted, with a blockbuster main event already forecast for December 23rd when Fury will go up against Oleksandr Usyk to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999 when Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So just what are the bookies saying about the boxing betting odds<\/a> for the fight this Saturday? According to BetVictor, at the time of writing, the Tyson Fury vs Ngannous odds<\/a> look almost entirely in favour of the Gypsy King, as the Tyson Fury odds to win are 1\/14, with a \u00a310 bet paying just \u00a310.71, while the Francis Ngannou odds to win are at 15\/2, meaning a \u00a310 bet would return \u00a385. Should you favour a draw, these sit at even longer odds of 33\/1, meaning a \u00a310 bet would payout \u00a3340. One thing is for certain, it seems that very few people are expecting an upset on the cards. Ngannou is reportedly set to bank $10,000,000 for his appearance on the night according to a leaked statement by Fury in September. Perhaps just being in the ring with Fury himself will at least pay dividends at the end of the night. Whether or not he can upset the 33-0-1 legend that is the Gypsy King, seems to be immaterial with this seeming to be a warm-up to an incredible match on the 23rd December, just two months away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n