WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says he stands by the decision for former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou to be ranked in the top 10.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says he stands by the decision to rank Francis Ngannou in the top 10 despite the former UFC heavyweight champion's crushing knockout defeat to Anthony Joshua. Ngannou was placed at No 10 in the rankings by the WBC on the back of his impressive boxing debut against Tyson Fury, which saw him record a stunning third-round knockdown of the undefeated world champion in a split decision defeat back in October.
'We go by facts, by rules and the ranking of Ngannou was perfectly supported by the WBC rules which is clear in the criteria from rankings that we consider the activity of the fighter in other contact sports. 'We have ranked so many muay thai fighters that convert to international boxing.' Ngannou stepped away from the UFC at the beginning of 2023 in order to seek opportunities in boxing, while also signing with the Professional Fighters League in view of continuing his MMA career.
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