Tommy Fury
Thomas Michael John Fury (born 7 May 1999) is a British 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 partner Molly-Mae Hague the couple finished as runners-up of the series. He is a younger half-brother of the heavyweight boxing 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. His half-brother is heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury. Professional boxing career. Early 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). The fight was part of the undercard of the Josh Warrington vs. Carl Frampton featherweight world title fight. 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. 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. The fight was televised live on BT Sport. On 13 November 2020, Tommy Fury recorded his fourth straight win, against Genadij Krajevskij (0–12). Both fighters were trading shots in the first round, but it was in the second round that Fury started landing clean shots. The fight ended in the second round, after Fury knocked Krajevskij out with a big uppercut. Fury improved to 6–0 with a points  victory over Jordan Grant on 5 June 2021. Fighting in the United States. Fury vs. Taylor. On 29 August 2021, Fury made his US debut on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley. He defeated Anthony Taylor (0–1) by unanimous decision with 40–36 on all three judges' scorecards. Fury was scheduled to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on 18 December. However, Fury pulled out of the bout due to a bacterial chest infection and a broken rib. Section::::"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.