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LONDON: WBC boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury claimed on Thursday he could beat ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou in any code of fighting as the two faced off in London at a press conference promoting their \u201cBattle of the Baddest\u201d bout in Riyadh on October 28.<\/p>\n

\tBritish boxer Fury, who will fight MMA lineal heavyweight top dog Ngannou in the Saudi capital to launch this year\u2019s Riyadh Season, was in bullish mood and predicting an easy victory, adding that he would \u201c100 percent\u201d beat the French-Cameroonian at his own game as well.
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