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Tommy Fury
British professional boxer and reality television personality (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Michael John Fury (born 7 May 1999[2]) is a British[3] professional boxer and reality television personality. He took time off from his boxing career in 2019 to star in the fifth series of the ITV2 dating reality television show Love Island. Along with his current partner Molly-Mae Hague the couple finished as runners-up of the series. He is the younger brother of former world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury.
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Early life
Fury was born on 7 May 1999 in Manchester, England.[4] His father, John Fury, is of Irish Traveller descent. His half-brother is former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury.[5][6][7]
Professional career
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Early career
On 22 December 2018, Fury made his professional boxing debut, defeating Jevgenijs Andrejevs (10–102–3) at Manchester Arena in Manchester, scoring a four-round points decision victory (40–36).[8] In his second bout on 23 March 2019, Fury defeated Callum Ide (0–26–2) via knockout in the 1st round at Leicester Arena in Leicester.[9]
In 2019, Fury took part in Love Island, effectively, halting his boxing career. Fury returned on 21 December fought Przemyslaw Binienda (2–26) at the Copper Box Arena in London, defeating him via technical knockout in the 1st round.[10] On 13 November 2020, Fury defeated Genadij Krajevskij (0–11) via knockout in the 2nd round.[11]
On 27 February 2021 at Copper Box Arena, Tommy Fury fought Scott Williams (0–9) defeating him via technical knockout in the 2nd round.[12]
On 5 June 2021, Fury defeated Jordan Grant (2–0) via points decision victory (40–36).[13] On 29 August, Fury fought mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor (0–1) on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley by unanimous decision with 40–36 on all three judges' scorecards.[14]
Fury vs Paul
After defeating Taylor on Paul's undercard, it was announced that the two would headline on 18 December at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, US.[15] However, on 6 December, Fury withdrew due to a bacterial chest infection and a broken rib. Fury was replaced by mixed martial artist Tyron Woodley.[16] Fury vs Paul was then rescheduled for 2 August 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, US. However, Fury withdrew again due to being denied entry into the US and was replaced by Hasim Rahman Jr.[17]
After withdrawing, Fury returned to the ring on the undercard of his brother Tyson Fury's fight against Dillian Whyte on 23 April 2022 at Wembley Stadium in London, in which he defeated Daniel Bocianski (10–1) via points decision victory. After defeating Bocianski, Fury called out Paul.[18]
On 27 January, it was announced that Fury vs Paul was rescheduled a third time for 26 February at the Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.[19] Fury defeated Paul via split decision with one judge scoring the fight (75–74) to Paul, while the other two judges scored it (76–73) to Fury.[20][21]
Fury vs KSI
In November 2019, British YouTuber KSI defeated American YouTuber Logan Paul via split decision.[22] Afterwards, Fury called out KSI to a bout, which KSI later declined as he wanted to focus on his music career.[23] On 30 July 2023, it was announced that Fury would face KSI on 14 October at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England headlining MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card.[24] In a closely contested affair that consisted of both boxers clinching excessively, Fury defeated KSI after six rounds via unanimous decision: all three judges scored the bout 57–56 in Fury's favour.[25] The result was originally announced as a majority decision, with judge Rafael Ramos' scorecard being incorrectly tallied to 57–57.[26]
Cancelled bout with Darren Till
On 17 November 2024, it was announced that Fury would face English mixed martial artist Darren Till on 18 January 2025 as the headlining bout for X Series 20 in Manchester, England at the Co-op Live.[27] "It feels great to, finally, say that I am back," said Fury. "I have been out of the ring far too long."[28]
However on 6 December, Fury announced on his Instagram that he had withdrawn from the fight, after Till said if he was losing the fight he would resort to "MMA tactics".[29] Fury's previous opponent Anthony Taylor stepped in to face Till.[30]
Return to the ring
On 14 April 2025, Fury took to Twitter to announce his return after over 18 months of inactivity in the ring. He announced he would be fighting in Budapest, Hungary against an unknown opponent. [31] It was later announced Fury would be fighting Bosnian boxer, Kenan Hanjalic (5–1) on 9 May at the MTK Arena. Fury won the 6 round fight by unanimous decision.[32][33]
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Exhibition bout
On 4 October 2022, it was announced that Fury would face American boxer Paul Bamba (5–2) as the co-feature bout to Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Deji at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, UAE.[34] However, during the weigh-in on 12 November, Bamba weighed in at 176.6 Ibs while Fury weighed in at 181.4 Ibs. Both fighters stated that they made the weight that was stated in their contract.[35] Bamba refused to fight, and on 13 November, the day of the fight, Bamba was replaced with Cameroon boxer Rolly Lambert (15–1–1) who held the WBO Africa, WBC and WBA Asian titles for an exhibition fight.[36] During the bout, Fury and Lambert were booed while Fury's rival Jake Paul was on commentary, which led to Fury calling out Paul to a bout.[37]
Television career
Love Island
In June 2019, he took part in the fifth series of the ITV2 dating reality show Love Island, finishing as a runner-up alongside girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague.[38][39]
Other appearances
In December 2019, Fury appeared on an ITV2 series called The Boxer and The Ballroom Dancer alongside fellow Love Island contestant Curtis Pritchard. They swapped careers, with Fury trying ballroom dancing and Pritchard taking up boxing.[40]
In August 2023, Fury appeared in the Netflix series At Home with the Furys.[41]
In November 2024, it was announced that Fury had withdrawn from the line up of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) series 24, after receiving a better offer.[42] The announcement came before the official lineup had been revealed.
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Personal life
Fury was in a relationship with social media influencer Molly-Mae Hague, whom he met on the fifth series of Love Island, between 2019 and 2024.[43][44] They lived together in Cheshire, before moving to Hale, Greater Manchester.[45] In September 2022, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.[46] Hague gave birth to their daughter on 23 January 2023.[47]
They became engaged on 23 July 2023.[48] In August 2024, Hague and Fury announced that they had ended their relationship.[49][50][51] In May 2025, the couple announced they were back together.[52]
In 2025, Fury stated that he has struggled with alcoholism, believing it was the reason behind his split with Hague in 2024. Fury said he turned to alcohol in an attempt to get the same "endorphins" he would get when he finished boxing.[53]
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Boxing record
Professional
Exhibition
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Pay-per-view bouts
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Filmography
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References
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