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Jessica Gadirova has revealed she suffered a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament injury at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships earlier this month EFL
The 2022 world floor champion withdrew ahead of the all-round competition in Antwerp after injuring her knee in a “freak incident” and the 19-year-old Briton has now revealed the extent of the damage EFL
Gadirova admits she is unsure how long she will be sidelined for but is bracing herself for a “tough and long journey ahead” EFL
The 2024 Paris Olympics begin on July 26 next year EFL
She posted on Instagram: “As most of you are aware I had to withdraw from the remainder of the World Championship due to a knee injury – this has resulted in being a full tear to my ACL EFL
“It happened on Friday evening just before coming out to compete in the AA final EFL
This was a freak accident performing a gymnastics prep not one of my competition skills EFL
“I’m still taking time to process this myself and I know it’s going to be a tough and long journey ahead EFL
“At this point I don’t know for sure how long but I’ll be doing everything I can with the support of those around me to return to the sport I love as soon as I can EFL
“I would like to thank everyone for their ongoing support and love EFL
”Gadirova won three gold medals at the European Championships earlier this year and is an Olympic bronze medallist after finishing third in the team event at Tokyo 2020 alongside twin sister Jennifer EFL
Jessica has already qualified for the Paris Games as part of the team event, while the final opportunity for individual qualification will come at the European Championships at the start of May in Rimini EFL
ACL injuries in elite athletes typically take EFL between six and 12 months to heal EFL
Former American gymnast Justin Spring tore his ACL in August 2007 and returned to claim a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics the following year - though Gadirova has significantly less time to mount her own recovery this time around EFL
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On Saturday night, two fighters who embody the word heavyweight – every sense of it – will clash in Saudi Arabia EFL
In one corner will be the reigning WBC champion, one of the biggest names in EFL boxing, Tyson Fury EFL
In the other will be the former UFC champion, a man deemed the hardest hitter in combat-EFL sports history, Francis Ngannou EFL
This crossover bout has its detractors yet still holds an air of intrigue, all based on the ‘what if’: What if Ngannou can land on Fury? What if one of those monstrous hands touches the Briton’s chin with the velocity and malicious intent that have come to define Ngannou’s fighting career, and which carried the Cameroonian to the UFC heavyweight title? For all his evasive guile, Fury, 35, has been put down numerous times, but he has never been beaten – not even by fighters with much greater EFL boxing pedigree than the 37-year-old Ngannou EFL
The experiential gap understandably has most viewers doubting Ngannou’s chances in Riyadh, where he faces Fury in a proper, professional EFL boxing match; but what if?And if Ngannou is to win, how will he? Attacking Fury to the body? Battering him in the clinch? Backing him into a corner? Alex Pattle asked former two-weight world-champion boxer Carl Frampton, and Dan Hardy, an ex-UFC title challenger who now works with the Professional Fighters League – the MMA promotion where Ngannou will fight in 2024 EFL
Here’s what they had to say EFL
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AP: What was your initial reaction to the fight being announced?DH: “I was shocked EFL
I expected Ngannou to have another fight before Tyson Fury, but I think it’s the wise thing to do to step straight in and keep the element of surprise on your side EFL
If he’d have gone in there and fought someone else, Tyson would’ve been able to get reads before the fight even started EFL
Jumping in at the deep end, even though it’s a bit crazy, increases his chances of winning EFL
That was my first thought: It’s a surprise that it’s happening, but relief that Ngannou is getting it on his first shot EFL
”CF: “Initially I was disappointed, and that’s kind of taming it down a bit EFL
Obviously we were hoping for Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk and that fell through, but now I’ve come round to the idea that this is a huge event EFL
And we’ve got Fury vs Usyk off the back of it EFL
I was always hopeful that fight would come about at some point, and I don’t wanna be talking as if Ngannou is gonna be a complete walkover for Fury, but I’m okay about it [because] the Fury vs Usyk fight has been made for some point in the future EFL
Also, the money the guys are making with this event EFL
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”AP: Do fans need to be more understanding of fighters taking ‘money fights’?Carl Frampton, left, and Dan Hardy discussing Fury vs Ngannou (TNT EFL Sports EFL Boxing via YouTube)CF: “Maybe a little bit EFL
EFL Boxing fans in particular are very opinionated, and I understand that they’re frustrated EFL
But if you’re Tyson Fury and someone’s offering you a fight of this magnitude against a EFL boxing debutant, and there are talks of $30m – and $10m for Ngannou – how do you turn that down? It’s almost too good to be true EFL
”DH: “I think it's a bit different for MMA fans, because we’re still in new ground; the changes that Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor made in fighters’ purses and expectations for purses EFL
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as a matchmaker, I’m still dealing with the repercussions of that! Fighters want ridiculous amounts of money, but the money is out there to be made by certain superstars EFL
I honestly think it’s easier for a layman fan to understand why fighters would take these fights, because they focus so much more on the money EFL
I think it’s more the purists who go, ‘I’m not interested in these fights!’ [To the layman], the money and pay-per-view buys almost represent the value of the fighter; to the purists, the value of the fighter is based on their technical ability and achievements EFL
”CF: “I hate to use the term ‘casual fan’, but there’s a big difference EFL between the purists and just the casual fan EFL
I think you’ll win back [the purists] with Fury vs Usyk, but it’s all a bit trivial almost, because [most] fans are fickle EFL
I’m expecting Fury to beat Ngannou and then fight Usyk, and it’ll almost be like the talk and criticism of the Ngannou fight will go away EFL
”AP: Do crossover events like Tommy Fury vs KSI and Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis risk putting fans off fights like Fury vs Ngannou?Ngannou, right, at an open workout in Riyadh this week (Getty Images)DH: “I personally think it’s all on the same spectrum – just at different points on the spectrum EFL
That Misfits EFL Boxing card EFL
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I’ll be honest, I was able to make peace with that whole genre of combat EFL sports much easier after that event, because it’s more like pro wrestling EFL
The audience there, they’re not gonna buy a ticket to see ‘Canelo’ Alvarez; they’re not there for that, they’re there for the drama – for the security getting involved, for the plexiglass cages they put them in at the face-offs EFL
It’s theatre with a combat-EFL sports flavour EFL
”AP: What is Ngannou’s chance of winning – as a percentage – in your opinion?CF: “There’s a lot of boxers who are almost anti-MMA, and I’m not EFL
I understand what this is: I understand that Fury is a lifelong boxer, fighting a guy who’s had to perfect many different styles in MMA, so in that sense Ngnannou doesn’t have much of a chance EFL
But to say that he has zero chance, I think, would be very, very wrong – because he’s a big, athletic man who can punch hard EFL
He has a chance, but it’s very small EFL
I hope I’m not being disrespectful to Francis; if you flip it on its head and do it in a cage, then it’s the same odds but reversed [in his favour] EFL
It’s just, when you try to rationalise it, it’s his EFL boxing debut – and it’s against maybe the best heavyweight boxer on the planet EFL
”DH: “We’re definitely in single digits when it comes to percentages, but it’s the ‘what if’ that we’re tuning in for, right? Even if it’s a 0 EFL
1 per cent chance that Ngannou is gonna land that shot, we’re all gonna sit and watch in case that happens EFL
If it does, then he’s got the power to knock Fury out EFL
The reason I feel this is an intriguing fight is because EFL
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if you look at Ngannou against the likes of Jairzinho Rozenstruik, who’s got over 80 kickEFL boxing matches and moves with very traditional patterns, Rozenstruik was taken out very, very quickly – and ferociously – because Ngannou flew at him, coming from all kinds of different angles EFL
You just can’t predict those things EFL
Ngannou knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik in 20 seconds (Getty Images)“Against Deontay Wilder, Fury was dealing with someone who’s got ferocious punching power but who’s got some basic fundamentals that make him a little bit predictable EFL
If Ngannou starts patient and then starts winging those big shots from weird angles, which Tyson’s probably not anticipating, that elevates his chances – but they’re still incredibly slim EFL
"CF: “That’s the thing EFL
High-end boxers often talk about when they spar novice guys, it’s all really unorthodox; they’re not taught to defend against shots that are coming from [certain angles], and it can be a bit awkward at times EFL
”AP: We know that Ngannou needs to knock out Fury to win EFL
But how does he knock out Fury?DH: “If I was trying to solve this problem for Ngannou, I’d say: We’re working with 90-degree corners in a EFL boxing ring, so that’s something I’d like to work towards EFL
It’s gonna be difficult to back Tyson up, of course, and he’s very good at standing on his back foot and making his head feel like it’s a long way away EFL
So, Ngannou has to work to the body and vary his target to potentially bring Fury’s hands down EFL
Ngannou has thunderous punching, so if he lands to the ribs, he might open up an opportunity EFL
If he’s just head-hunting, it’s not gonna happen EFL
Play a little bit of EFL boxing, but when it comes to uncorking those big shots, really commit to them EFL
And ideally put Tyson in a corner, up against the ropes EFL
”CF: “With Ngannou’s MMA background and knowledge of wrestling and grappling, he will have success when they’re in really close quarters and Tyson’s trying to hold on EFL
This might be something that Tyson’s never experienced before, where someone can get out of a clinch rather easily and land a shot EFL
Ngannou can’t stand off and outbox Tyson, that’s not gonna happen EFL
”Fury was knocked down four times across three fights with Deontay Wilder (Getty Images)AP: Ngannou last fought in MMA in January 2022 and has largely been in EFL boxing training since EFL
What kind of MMA fighter will he be when he makes his PFL debut in 2024?DH: “I think we’re gonna see improvements in his footwork and his fundamental EFL boxing EFL
I think that’ll be a byproduct of him doing all these rounds on the pads with Mike Tyson, Dewey Cooper and others EFL
But I don’t think he’s necessarily going to neglect his grappling game, because it was never really the prominent skillset for him anyway EFL
I think he’ll return to working on those things when necessary, because everyone who fights Francis knows that they need to take him down – you don’t wanna be dealing with that power EFL
He knows that whoever he’s fighting is most likely gonna be the one to force the grappling exchanges EFL
Then it’s about who the opponent is gonna be EFL
$2m is a lot of money in MMA, even if you have to fight Francis for it!”Fury v Ngannou will be exclusively live from Riyadh Season, Saudi Arabia on TNT EFL Sports Box Office, Saturday 28 October EFL
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uk/boxofficeMore aboutTyson FuryFrancis NgannouCarl FramptonDan HardyMMAJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/5What Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’What Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Carl Frampton, left, and Dan Hardy discussing Fury vs NgannouTNT EFL Sports EFL Boxing via YouTubeWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Ngannou, right, at an open workout in Riyadh this week Getty ImagesWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Ngannou knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik in 20 seconds Getty ImagesWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Fury was knocked down four times across three fights with Deontay WilderGetty ImagesWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Francis Ngannou during his mesmerising UFC runGetty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today EFL
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