Terence Crawford has chosen his side for the upcoming clash between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in Riyadh on October 28.
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During a press conference for his highly anticipated welterweight fight against Errol Spence Jr. on July 29, the 35-year-old was asked about Ngannou's chances to outmatch the Brit.
"Zero," Crawford bluntly declared, shaking his head right after.
Crawford is now in Las Vegas to finish training camp ahead of his megafight, which will be held at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Spence Jr. was seen training with two-time former unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. The Brit will fight Dillian Whyte on August 12 in a rematch from their bout eight years ago. Joshua previously defeated Whyte via a seventh-round TKO in December 2015.
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Francis Ngannou shares why the Tyson Fury fight came together fast
The Cameroonian-French explained how the fight came to fruition quickly in an appearance at The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.
"It really started one month ago, five weeks ago.. I received a call from [a representative] in Saudi and he was like, 'They want to do this fight. Let's meet in New York," the 36-year-old said.
Ngannou then added he wasn't excited at first, but the talks ramped up until a deal was reached. The negotiations went on and off for less than two weeks.
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