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In a 10-round heavyweight bout, WBC champion Tyson Fury will meet former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou at Boulevard Hall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The preliminary fights begin at 2 p.m. ET, with the main card beginning at 5 p.m. ET. The card will be televised on ESPN+ Pay-per-view. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Fury vs. Ngannou odds, and make our expert boxing picks and predictions.
Records: Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) | Ngannou (0-0 — making pro boxing debut)
Fury takes on Ngannou in this 10-round exhibition in the “Battle of the Baddest” in Saudi Arabia. This will be his first fight since dropping Derek Chisora in a 10th-round TKO at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Dec. 3, 2022. Before that, he stopped Dillian Whyte in a 6th round TKO, and each of his past 4 fights have ended via KO/TKO, including 2 straight against Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas.
The 35-year-old Fury, a.k.a. “The Gypsy King”, has an 85-inch reach, and 72.73% of his pro bouts. He already has a scheduled fight signed and scheduled with Oleksander Usyk sometime around the holidays.
For Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, he is making his long-anticipated debut in the boxing ring. He recorded 5 KO/TKO victories in his final 6 UFC fights, but facing a champion in the boxing ring in his debut will likely be too much.
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Fury vs. Ngannou odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:45 a.m. ET.
- Fight result (3-way line): Fury -2000 (bet $2,000 to win $100) | Ngannou +1100 (bet $100 to win $1,100) | Draw +2000 (bet $100 to win $2,000)
- Over/Under rounds: Over 4.5 (-156) | Under 4.5 (+122)
- Will the fight go the distance? (Yes +540 | No -950)
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Fury vs. Ngannou picks and predictions
Fight result (3-way line or moneyline)
Betting Fury (-2000) straight up is just not an option.
Instead, consider the method of victory. Playing FURY BY DECISION OR TECHNICAL DECISION (+580) gives you a chance to nearly multiply your initial wager by 6 times. That’s a much better risk, and if Ngannou (+1100) can hang in there, that’s a strong payday.
Over/Under (O/U)
YES: FIGHT TO GO THE DISTANCE? (+540) gives you a chance to also nearly multiply up by 5 1/2 times.
Fury is going to be careful in this fight. He cannot afford to eat a lot of fists, potentially suffering an injury heading into, frankly, a more important and real heavyweight title fight with Usyk. He is making a fistful of dollars in this bout, and he’ll give Ngannou a chance at fighting a real fighter. But we’ll get a watered down fight, with a lot of clutching and grabbing, and not a lot of big blows.
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