Many people heard about the world boxing legend from Great Britain, Tyson Fury. Even those who aren’t interested in this sport know about this heavyweight champion. Tommy Fury is the 11-years younger brother of the mentioned Tyson Fury. At one time, Tommy also started a professional boxing career and, as he noted, wanted to achieve everything by himself. He doesn’t want to remain in the shadow of his famous brother but to be an independent and realised boxer, notes imanchester.info.
Early years and career
Tommy Fury was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, on May 7, 1999. In his family, boxing was much more than just a sport. His father, John Fury, is a professional boxer of Irish origin. Tommy’s brother, world champion Tyson Fury (the boxers have a common father), is even more famous. In addition, Tommy’s cousin, Hughie Fury, is also a well-known professional boxer.
Thus, it is not surprising that boxing became Tommy Fury’s life calling. Tommy started training in the ring at the age of 8. The boy’s first coach was his uncle Peter Fury, who also trained the aforementioned Tyson and Hughie Fury. In addition, Tommy took over the art of boxing from his 11-year-old brother, Tyson. However, he never wanted to be associated exclusively with his champion brother. The young athlete wished to go down in the history of professional boxing as well.
Later, the young man began to train with the famous professional boxer Ricky Hatton. By the age of 20, Tommy Fury had already 12 amateur fights, and in December 2018, he debuted in the professional ring. His first serious fight took place at the Manchester Arena against the serious opponent, Jevgenijs Andrejevs. Tommy’s debut in the professional ring ended in victory.
The following series of professional fights ended in victory for Fury as well. In some fights, the brother of the world-famous boxing star knocked out his opponents.
Tommy Fury fought with Callum Ide in March 2019, with Przemyslaw Binienda in December of the same year and with Genadij Krajevskij in November 2020. Fury won all the mentioned fights. In 2021, the boxer had victorious fights with Scott Williams, Jordan Grant and Anthony Taylor. In 2022, the athlete won a fight against Daniel Bocianski, and in 2023, he defeated another opponent, American boxer Jake Paul.
It is also important to note the parameters of the boxer because they determine the weight category of the athlete. Tommy Fury entered the ring in the light-heavyweight division (for fighters who weigh more than 200 lb (91 kg)). Tommy was 6 feet (1.82 m) tall and weighed 216 lb (98 kg).
Participation in a reality show
In 2019, the brother of a famous boxer-champion announced a break in his boxing career. The athlete decided to take part in the popular TV show Love Island. In the show, lonely people find themselves on an incredibly beautiful island where they get to know each other and look for a partner. Tommy was lucky to find his love on that project. It was a famous British influencer Molly-Mae Hague.
After some time, the couple began to live together in Cheshire. In January 2023, the lovers had a daughter. In the summer of the same year, the boxer and the blogger announced their engagement.
Tommy Fury admitted that fatherhood has changed his views, in particular on boxing. The athlete noted that his life has changed for the better. According to him, he could often stay up late with his friends at a party after fights. However, Bambi (the boxer’s daughter) turned his life upside down. After her appearance, the boxer rushed home to soothe his beloved daughter.
It should be added that the handsome boxer was a favourite of the female audience on social networks. He had more than 5 million followers on Instagram and it seems Tommy Fury broke a lot of women’s hearts.