Cristiano Ronaldo sends Francis Ngannou 'amazing' gift ahead of Tyson Fury fight after helping to set up event

Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a gift worth 'nearly half-a-million riyals' to Francis Ngannou ahead of his blockbuster showdown against Tyson Fury.

He left the MMA promotion in an effort to land a big fight in the boxing world as he targeted the likes of Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua.

But he landed arguably the No.1 heavyweight boxer in the world as he got matched up against the self-proclaimed 'Gypsy King'.

The Saudi Arabia-based football star gave Ngannou a watch worth a reported half-a-million riyals.

The 37-year-old took to social media to post a video of himself being presented with the watch.

Ronaldo, who plies his trade in the Middle East with Al Nassr, played an unlikely roll making Fury vs Ngannou.

"We had a good talk. He told me that Saudi [Arabia] is the future," he said.

"A lot of people doesn't understand now but they are changing really fast, it's moving really fast.

"And that's even what I personally, that was my feeling when I get there."

Ngannou added: "It was my first time going to Saudi and I was literally like, I didn't really know how to carry myself, how to behave myself.

"But I get there and find out that everything is cool.

"It was just like normal life. It's pretty cool, man."

Ronaldo could be ringside for Fury vs Ngannou.