PFL star Francis Ngannou breaks down in tears speaking about his son after insensitive comment from Renan Fereira
Francis Ngannou fought back tears as he spoke about his late son's death at the PFL Battle of the Giants press conference .
Meanwhile his next opponent, Renan Ferreira, has shocked fans by using his opponent's son's passing to trash talk him ahead of their fight.After leaving the UFC, he turned to boxing, fighting Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.‘No hard feelings’ – Kamaru Usman explains why he called out Canelo in awkward interview
He makes his comeback just months after 15-month-old son Kobe passed away due to medical complications, with the news emerging in April."I have questioned if I have to continue or if I should just hang up the gloves," he said at Thursday's press conference for the event in Washington.
Ferreira said: " has been going through a tough year in his life, but the toughest challenge in his life and in his year is gonna be me.Jake Paul was in attendance at the press conference, separating Ngannou and Ferreira as they went face-to-face for the first time.
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