What was Tyson Fury's fight record as an amateur?

As an amateur, Fury represented both England and Ireland. Fury represented Ireland three times at international level. He was based out of the Holy Family Boxing Club in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and later switched to the Smithboro Club in County Monaghan, Ireland.[55] In a double international match against an experienced Polish team in 2007, the Irish team lost 12–6 overall; Fury, however, was victorious in both his fights in Rzeszów and Białystok.[56] In another Irish match against the US, Fury won his bout by knockout.[57] He won bronze at the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in 2006.[58]

In England, while representing Jimmy Egan's Boxing Academy in Wythenshawe, Manchester, he participated in the senior national championships in 2006 but was beaten by David Price 22–8.[59] In May 2007, he won the EU Junior Championship, defeating Istvan Bernath in the final.[60] In July 2007 he won silver at the European Junior Championship, losing to Maxim Babanin in the final.[61][62]

As a junior, Fury was ranked number three in the world behind the Russians Maxim Babanin and Andrey Volkov, but did not get the chance to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics because each country is restricted to one boxer per weight division and David Price was selected. Price came up through the amateur Olympic programme. Fury also unsuccessfully tried to qualify for Ireland.[63] Speaking in 2011, Fury said "I should have gone to the Olympic games in 2008 and won a gold medal for Ireland, but I was denied the chance to go and do it"[38] He was also forced to withdraw from the Irish national championships after officials from the Holy Trinity Boxing Club in West Belfast, the club of the then Irish amateur heavyweight champion, submitted a protest regarding his eligibility as he was not born in Ireland.[57][64][65]

Fury won the ABA super-heavyweight title in 2008 by defeating Damien Campbell 19:1.[66] He turned professional later that year.[28] Feeling disillusioned with amateur boxing, he decided not to wait for the 2012 Olympics.[64] He finished with an amateur record of 31–4 (26 KOs).

He finished with an amateur record of 31–4 (26 KOs