A fighter was left bloodied after a chaotic brawl erupted shortly earlier than the press convention to launch Tyson Fury's upcoming crossover battle towards Francis Ngannou. The two heavyweights will face off in Saudi Arabia later this yr, with Ngannou swapping the MMA octagon for a boxing ring.

A press convention was held on Thursday to launch the occasion, which is being billed because the battle to find out the 'baddest man on the planet'. However, it was marred by a violent brawl involving two of the undercard fighters that left one in all them with a bloody face.

British heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley was in attendance for the deliberate announcement of his upcoming battle towards David Adeleye, however issues turned bitter when a skirmish broke out on the crimson carpet. Adeleye began the brawl by shoving Wardley, who retaliated by lunging ahead earlier than all hell broke unfastened.

The two boxers frantically tried to get to one another earlier than a swarm of individuals stepped in to calm the state of affairs. Wardley was then led away with a visual lower on his left cheek and didn't communicate to the media members current as he left the crimson carpet.

It stays to be seen whether or not the Ipswich-born heavyweight will be capable of have the final chuckle when he meets Adeleye within the ring on the undercard. He boasts an unbeaten skilled document and final fought in April, when he stopped Michael Polite Coffie in 4 rounds.

Fury, in the meantime, will probably be hoping to increase his personal good document by defeating Ngannou when the pair face off subsequent month. He would be the overwhelming favorite to get the job executed, with Ngannou having by no means fought in knowledgeable boxing match.

His supervisor Marquel Martin is assured that Fury will probably be overwhelmed for the very first time, although, after insisting that no one on the planet would be capable of take a punch from Ngannou if he manages to land cleanly.

"Everyone who knows me, not many of you do, [knows that] I will walk into the fire with this man," stated Martin. "I believe in this man. I have all the respect in the world for Tyson and his abilities but I know what this man can do. There's not a puncher on the planet that can take his punch straight to the chin, that's just that."

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