{"id":1766,"date":"2023-07-21T22:18:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T21:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=1766"},"modified":"2023-08-01T00:39:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T23:39:14","slug":"tom-aspinall-says-tyson-fury-asked-to-help-him-train-for-francis-ngannou-weighs-in-on-boxing-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/tom-aspinall-says-tyson-fury-asked-to-help-him-train-for-francis-ngannou-weighs-in-on-boxing-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Aspinall says Tyson Fury asked to help him train for Francis Ngannou, weighs in on boxing match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tom Aspinall revealed that Tyson Fury had reached out to him to help him prepare for his upcoming fight against Francis Nganuu, and Tom continued saying he would be part of Fury&#8217;s training camp against Francis Nganuu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It looks like\u00a0Tyson Fury\u00a0could have some UFC presence in his training camp as he gears up to fight Francis Ngannou this fall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday, UFC heavyweight contender\u00a0Tom Aspinall\u00a0revealed that he\u2019s been in talks with Fury, and depending on how things shake out for him, he could help the boxing heavyweight champion prepare for Ngannou.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_28781\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xV7bbplAKJI?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYeah, I spoke to him,\u201d Aspinall told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at\u00a0UFC Fight Night 224\u00a0media. \u201cHe called me the other day and asked if I would help him to train and stuff. We\u2019ll see how it goes, mate. We\u2019ll see how it all goes. I have a busy schedule myself. We\u2019ll be in touch again after my fight is over with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aspinall (12-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) takes on Marcin Tybura (24-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) in the main event of UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London. It\u2019s his first fight since knee surgery from an injury sustained last July fighting Curtis Blaydes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_91854\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SXwcFsnFY2c?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Related<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UFC Fight Night 224&#8217;s Marcin Tybura: Tom Aspinall main event my toughest heavyweight test yet<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UFC Fight Night 224: How to watch Tom Aspinall vs. Marcin Tybura, start time, London fight card, betting odds, more (Updated)<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fury vs. Ngannou is set to go down in Saudi Arabia on Oct. 28\u00a0in what is scheduled as a 10-round professional boxing match, but Fury\u2019s WBC title won\u2019t be on the line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aspinall won\u2019t rule out a win for Ngannou but sees it highly unlikely he beats Fury, who\u2019s regarded as one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI think Ngannou has a puncher\u2019s chance, but it\u2019s a very, very, very small puncher\u2019s chance,\u201d Aspinall said. \u201cIt\u2019s a very slim chance. As someone who\u2019s sparred Tyson a lot and seen Tyson up close sparring a lot and seeing him fight up close, I think that someone with the inexperience of someone like Francis Ngannou it\u2019s going to be really tough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cObviously, he punches like an absolute truck. And if you put Francis Ngannou against anybody and tell him that he\u2019s allowed to punch them, he\u2019s got a chance against anybody. But Tyson Fury is a master at what he does, and it\u2019s going to be a tough night for Ngannou.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The announcement of the bout came after months of speculation and talk about the nature of the bout. In order for the expected fight to be confirmed in a suitable boxing ring according to the official boxing rules, and an official arbitration framework that includes three side referees using the mandatory 10-point system to determine the winner, and it will be and the duration of the fight will be from 10 to 12 rounds,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ar.esquireme.com\/cloud\/2023\/07\/17\/image-1024x683.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Worth noting however, is that Tyson Fury was expected to battle IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in the most important fight to unify the world titles. But a contract was not agreed upon for a difference in the percentages of financial gain from the fight, and Fury will not defend his title in the WBC. Rather, he chose to face Nogano in the fight demanded by the fans on both sides of the boxing and martial arts fanatics.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ar.esquireme.com\/cloud\/2023\/07\/17\/ARTICLE_5e522a9df3862-1024x512.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fight has been surrounded by media and public momentum for a long time, even before it was officially announced, especially after Angano was released from his contract with the UFC, and began expressing his desire to confront Fury through provocative statements on social networking sites, and the king of gypsies exchanged him for the most exciting character in the world of boxing with a similar lumberjack, so that the fight became one of the most anticipated and most financially successful fights, so that the audience would discover who would be the fiercest among them?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Boxing champion Tyson Fury said: \u201cAs soon as the bell rings, the punches will rain like bombs. This guy is supposed to be the strongest boxer in the world, but let&#8217;s see how he reacts when the king of gypsies punches him. I&#8217;m excited to be in the spotlight again. I look forward to proving to the world that the &#8216;King of the Roma&#8217; is the greatest fighter of his generation, and you will all see it in a devastating way on October 28. It will be the battle of history,&#8221; according to the statement published by Turki Al-Sheikh.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ar.esquireme.com\/cloud\/2023\/07\/17\/maxresdefault-10-1024x576.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the other hand, Francis Angano said: \u201cI have been waiting to meet Tyson in the ring for the past three years. My dream has always been to box, to box the best. Having become the well-deserved MMA Heavyweight Champion, this is my chance to fulfill that dream and cement my place as the fiercest man on Earth. I would like to thank Riyadh Season and my team at 3Point0 Labs for helping organize this event. All I will say to Tyson now is that he better dance in that ring to avoid it because if I punch him, he&#8217;ll pass out.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ar.esquireme.com\/cloud\/2023\/07\/17\/Tyson-Fury-e1657802294466-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u062a\u0627\u064a\u0633\u0648\u0646 \u0641\u064a\u0648\u0631\u064a \u0623\u0645\u0627\u0645 \u0641\u0631\u0627\u0646\u0633\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0646\u0648\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Predictions are that Tyson Fury will be the victor, due to his sophistication and professionalism in avoiding punches, as you know who followed his career along with his unusual movement style, and his intelligence in the ring so that not many of his competitors were able to break this ability except for Diante Wilder, who wished to reach him, but he was not on the ground for a long time, so Engano has in his hands tremendous strength, but it will not affect Fury.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The match will be held in a boxing ring according to the official boxing rules in the city of Riyadh, after an agreement between Queensberry and Top Rank. We will tell you how to book tickets soon.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Aspinall revealed that Tyson Fury had reached out to him to help him prepare for his upcoming fight against Francis Nganuu, and Tom continued saying he would be part of Fury&#8217;s training camp against Francis Nganuu. 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