Tommy Fury
Tommy Fury | |
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 Fury and girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague interviewed by UKGossip TV at the National Television Awards in 2020 | |
| Born | 7 May 1999 Manchester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | TNT |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light-heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 4 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Wins by KO | 3 |
| Losses | 0 |
Tommy Fury (born 7 May 1999) is a British professional boxer and reality television star. In June 2019, he took time off from boxing to star in the fifth series of the dating reality show Love Island. He is a half-brother of heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury.
Early life
Tommy Fury was born on 7 May 1999 in Manchester, England. His father John Fury is of Irish Traveller descent and his mother Chantal is of Mauritian descent. He is a half-brother of heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury.[2]
Professional boxing career
Fury made his professional debut against Jevgenijs Andrejevs (10–102–3) on 22 December 2018 at the Manchester Arena, Manchester, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory (40–36).[3] The fight was part of the undercard of the Josh Warrington vs. Carl Frampton featherweight world title fight.[4][5] In his second fight he recorded the first stoppage of his professional career, defeating Callum Ide (0–26–2) via first-round knockout (KO) on 23 March 2019.[6]
After stepping away from boxing for nine months to take part in a reality television programme, Fury returned to the ring on 21 December 2019, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Przemyslaw Binienda (2–26) at the Copper Box Arena in London.[7] The fight was televised live on BT Sport.[8]
On 13 November, 2020, Tommy Fury recorded his fourth straight win, against Genadij Krajevskij. Both fighters were trading in the first round, but it was the second round where Fury started landing clean shots. The fight would end in the second round, after Fury knocked out Krajevskij with a big uppercut.[9]
Professional boxing record
| 4 fights | 4 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Genadij Krajevskij
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KO | 2 (4), 2:56 | 13 Nov 2020 |  BT Sport Studio, London, England
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Przemyslaw Binienda
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TKO | 1 (6), 1:02 | 21 Dec 2019 | Copper Box Arena, London, England
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Callum Ide
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KO | 1 (4), 1:34 | 23 Mar 2019 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Jevgenijs Andrejevs
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PTS | 4 | 22 Dec 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
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Love Island
In June 2019, he took part in series 5 of the ITV2 dating reality show Love Island, finishing as a runner-up alongside girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Tommy Fury". BoxRec.
- ^ Varney, Alex (2019-11-12). "Tommy Fury: I have made my own name... now I want to become a great fighter". TalkSPORT. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Fletcher, Jerrell (2018-10-22). "Tommy Fury, Brother of Tyson Fury, to Make Professional Debut!". 3KINGSBOXING.COM. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Warrington vs Frampton undercard completes the best bill of 2018". BT.com. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Murphy, Darragh (23 March 2018). "Tyson Fury watches younger brother Tommy scores first stoppage professional career". www.sportsjoe.ie. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Tommy Fury: Love Island star beats Przemyslaw Binienda in 62 seconds". 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "Fight Night Live: Dubois v Fujimoto - A complete guide". BT.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "Denzel Bentley Stops Mark Heffron in Four, Tommy Fury Wins". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ Prenderville, by Liam; 13:32, 8 Nov 2019Updated14:50 (2019-11-08). "Tommy Fury confirms boxing return in first fight since Love Island". mirror. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Starkey, Adam (2019-09-03). "Love Island's Tommy Fury reveals what to expect from new reality series Meet The Furys". Retrieved 2019-11-18.
External links
Tommy Fury - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
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