Cristiano Ronaldo poses with Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou,
Al-Nassr star appears in a photo with boxers before the boxing duel that takes place this Friday, in a 10-round fight.
One of the reasons for the movement in the boxing world this week, the fight between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou, this Friday, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will have big names in the sport in the audience. Cristiano Ronaldo and Tyson Fury posed alongside the English and Cameroonian, as well as Turki Al-Alshikh, President of the country’s General Entertainment Authority, last Wednesday.
On his social networks, Tyson Fury even wrote that he wants to face the winner of this Friday’s duel. The heavyweight boxing champion has his first fight of 2024 scheduled for May 14, when he faces Oleksandr Usyk to unify the category belts, also in Saudi Arabia.
Cristiano Ronaldo, in turn, was also present at the duel between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou, last year, in Saudi Arabia. The player lives in the country to defend Al-Nassr.
The photo comes shortly after Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury argued at the press conference for the Cameroonian’s fight against Joshua, also last Wednesday. At the time, Ngannou stated that he beat Fury, provoking a fight with his last opponent.
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Charles Bennett, in red shorts, was defeated by Joe Penafiel — Photo: Gamebred MMA
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