Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn thinks Tyson Fury has already signed a contract regarding a rematch with Francis Ngannou.
The 35-year-old narrowly beat his opponent at the end of October, with fans underwhelmed by his display on the night.
Fury was downed in round three of the showdown, with A-listers watching on such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Conor McGregor then left stunned.
He was, however, able to get up and eventually win via split decision.
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Ngannou feels he did enough to win on the night, with the 37-year-old making his boxing debut.
And Hearn, speaking on The MMA Hour, has expressed a belief Fury has already signed on for a rematch.
“I reached out to Francis Ngannou’s team,” stated Hearn.
“Just to let you know, we’re up for discussing Francis Ngannou and ‘AJ’ fight.
"I never heard back from them.
"Probably, knowing the business, I would say that Fury and Ngannou [2] is probably agreed. For post Fury-Usyk, already.”
On Ngannou, he continued: “Certainly if I’m Francis Ngnanou, there’s only three things I’m doing.
"I’m fighting ‘AJ’, I’m fighting Wilder, or Fury.
"He’ll feel like after that first fight that he can beat Fury.
"But, there’s no point [in fighting anyone else], he can really lose to anybody in the top 50 at heavyweight.
"So, you’ve got to cash in at this point. There’s really only three fights to cash in at the level that he wants.
“I guess, Francis Ngannou will fight in the PFL, in Spring [or] Summer of 2024.
"Then, he’ll fight Tyson Fury at the end of this year. I would think that would be the mindset of the team.”
Fury often keeps his cards close to his chest when asked about potential boxing fights.
Oleksandr Usyk is very much his main focus right now, with the pair primed to face off on February 17.
Yet Fury did suggest earlier this month that a second crack at Ngannou was on the cards.
"No, he was what I thought he would be," he told TNT Sports when asked if he'd perhaps underestimated Ngannou.
"I thought he would have a puncher’s chance like the rest of them.
"Listen, he was a good fighter and we’ll probably have a rematch down the line somewhere.
"Who’d have thought it?”
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Ngannou recently hailed Fury, admitting he thought 'f**k' whenever his opponent threw a punch.
"He hits pretty good," the former MMA star stated.
“Punchers [in MMA] are not as strong as boxers. They (boxers) have the speed, they know how to throw it and everything.
"He hits pretty good. I ate some good shots. I was like ‘f**k’ you know?
“But it was a pretty good shot. It’s good when you feel a punch; that means you are still up.”
