Mike Tyson claims Francis Ngannou has shot against Tyson Fury, says ‘Anything is possible’

Francis Ngannou's exit from the UFC has opened up an opportunity for a potential boxing matchup between him and Tyson Fury.

The two camps have expressed interest in making a fight happen and the matchup is sure to be a blockbuster event in combat sports history. Boxing legend and former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson responded to a question from a TMZ reporter about Ngannou's chances against the WBC heavyweight champion.

'Iron Mike' curtly said:

"Anything is possible."

Right after Ngannou vacated the heavyweight title and left the UFC, Fury called him out in an interview. The 'Gypsy King' also suggested a special guest referee for the fight with Mike Tyson.

"Francis Ngannou, I know you're out of contract with the UFC. Wanna earn some big boy money? Come see the Gypsy King and let's do a big, big fight for the baddest MF on the planet. And let's kick it up spicy, in a cage, four-ounce gloves, under Queensbury [boxing rules], and let's have a badass referee like Iron Mike Tyson. Ooh, did I just sell that to the world?"

Check out Fury's call-out on Twitter:

Mike Tyson also fielded a question regarding guest refereeing the matchup but refused to reveal anything conclusive:

"Yeah, you never know."

Check out Mike Tyson's interview with TMZ below:

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John McCarthy is impressed by Deontay Wilder calling out Francis Ngannou

Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has extended a two-fight contract to Francis Ngannou, offering to square up in the boxing ring and also fight in an MMA matchup.

Former MMA referee John McCarthy spoke about Wilder's callout in a recent episode of his Weighing In podcast.

"That's pretty impressive, I kinda like that. That's a tit-for-tat... We all know Denotay Wilder as a boxer. Man, he has got power, he has got a big right hand. Ngannou is gonna be a lot bigger than him because Ngannou used to cut [weight] and Ngannou is a bit man, super strong, not saying Deontay is not. But in MMA, Deontay is gonna have problems. But in boxing, I think Ngannou is gonna have problem. So it goes back and forth both ways, but I would love to see this."

Check out John McCarthy's comments below:

Francis Ngannou himself responded to Deontay Wilder on Twitter and voiced out his hope that the former WBC champion will stick true to his words.

Check out Ngannou's tweet below: