Tyson Fury Teases Francis Ngannou: If You Want Real Money, Let's Get Into The Boxing Ring

JAKARTA - UFC star Francis Ngannou immediately faced a challenge from heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury after he won over Ciryl Gane in a duel for the UFC heavyweight title.

The 35-year-old Cameroonian-French mixed martial artist won points when he met Gane, at the Honda Center, California, United States, on Sunday, January 23 yesterday.

Tyson Fury, who in recent weeks has challenged Ngannou, immediately congratulated him on the win via uploads on his personal Twitter account.

Along with these words, Fury tried to invite Ngannou to join the boxing ring. The owner of the WBC heavyweight title even tempts Ngannou with the lure of a prize that is clearly far greater than what he gets from the octagon.

"Congratulations @francis_ngannou but if you want to make real money come to GK," wrote Fury as quoted by the Daily Star.

The duel between Ngannou and Fury is not impossible in the near future. Moreover, the UFC champion has admitted his desire to fight in the boxing ring in order to realize his childhood dream.

As a child, Ngannou dreamed of becoming a professional boxer. However, on the way he even plunged into the world of mixed martial arts that succeeded in catapulting his name.

“MMA still hasn't given up on my dream of boxing. I always knew that I wanted to be a part of boxing before my career was over," Ngannou was quoted as saying by Marca.

Besides wanting to realize his childhood, the fight in the boxing ring with Fury is clearly much more promising in terms of income. This reflects on Fury's last duel with Deontay Wilder in October last year.

When compared to the boxing party, Ngannou's income from the match against Ciryl Gane was almost tens of times what Fury made when he met Wilder.

Ngannou was recorded only pocketing 600 thousand dollars or only Rp. 8.6 billion in the duel with Gane. Meanwhile, Fury took home 30 million dollars or the equivalent of 430 billion in his last game.

These stark contrasts are clearly one of the things that can encourage Ngannou to switch to the boxing ring in addition to his desire to realize his childhood dreams.