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Tyson Fury has insisted he would be open to having a bare knuckle fight with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou - and vowed to knock him out with one punch.
The world boxing champion, who is preparing to make the first defence of his WBC strap against Deontay Wilder on July 24, has been exchanging verbals with UFC star Ngannou for the past few months.
Fury revealed in June he has no interest of having an MMA fight but would take on Ngannou in a boxing match in the cage once he has handled his business with Wilder.
Tyson Fury (left) wants to have a bare knuckle fight with UFC star Francis Ngannou (right)
Fury said Ngannou hasn't been hit by a world-class fighter and he'd KO him with one punch
Now the self-styled Gypsy King has talked up the possibility of him facing Ngannou in a bare knuckle fight.
Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: 'In a stand-up fight, with small gloves on, I will fight him – no problem.
'In a cage or a ring, it doesn't matter; he can have four ounce gloves or bare knuckle if he wants.
'It doesn't really matter to me; I'm heavyweight champion of the world, it is one connection and it is goodnight Vienna.
'He's a big puncher too though. He's a
