Tyson Fury
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Luke Tyson Fury is an Irish professional boxer
who fights in the heavyweight
division. He has represented both Ireland and England at amateur level
and won the ABA
championship in 2008 before turning professional later that year. He is the current British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion beating Dereck Chisora for both titles on 23 July 2011.
, Manchester, England to Irish traveler parents. Tyson's Family is an Irish traveler family who have a long history in boxing and bare knuckle boxing
. His father is from Tuam
, County Galway
and his maternal grandmother is from County Tipperary
. He is a cousin of fellow Irish boxer Andy Lee
. His father named him "Tyson" after the then world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson
.
and England
. Fury represented Ireland three times at international level. He initially fought out of the Holy Family Boxing Club in Belfast
, Northern Ireland
and later switched to the Smithboro Club in County Monaghan
in the Republic of Ireland
. In a double international duel 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. In another Irish match against the USA, Fury won his bout by knock-out.
He was forced to withdraw from the Irish national championships
after officials from the Holy Trinity BC in Belfast, the club of the then Irish amateur heavyweight champion, submitted a protest regarding his eligibility. He won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships
in 2006.
In England, he participated in the senior national championships
in 2006 but was beaten by David Price
22-8 despite knocking Price down.
In May 2007, he won the EU Junior Championship representing England, and later lost to Maxim Babanin in the final of the European Junior Championships. As a junior, he was ranked number three in the World behind the Russians
Maxim Babanin and Andrey Volkov, but lost out to David Price for a place at the Olympic Games
in Beijing
.
Price was chosen for the 2008 Olympic team ahead of Fury due to Olympic rules restricting each country to one boxer per weight division. Fury also unsuccessfully tried to qualify through Welsh
and Irish ancestry, and attributed his failure to qualify for the Olympics as his reason for turning professional, instead of waiting for a chance that might not have come in 2012.
In the absence of Price (who won Olympic Bronze in Beijing) he became national champion (ABA) in 2008.
Fury's amateur boxing record stood at 34 fights, 30 wins, 26 wins by KO, with 4 losses.
with promoter Mick Hennessy in December 2008 and represents Great Britain and Ireland. His debut came at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham
on the undercard
of the Carl Froch
and Jean Pascal
fight for the WBC super middleweight title. In this fight Fury defeated Hungary's Bela Gyongyosi with a first round knock-out.
His second fight was in January 2009, when Fury fought Germany's Marcel Zeller
, a man with a record of 21 (20 KO) -3 losses. Fury won the fight by TKO after it was stopped in the third round. On 28 February 2009, Fury beat Russian Daniel Peret by retirement in the second round due to a large cut on Peret's eye in Norwich on the undercard of Jon Thaxton
first defence of his European Lightweight title. Tyson beat Lee Swaby
by retirement on 14 March 2009, at the Aston Events Centre
in Birmingham
on the undercard of 'Battle of Brum' where Wayne Elcock
defended his British middleweight title against Matthew Macklin
. On 11 April 2009, Fury beat Matthew Ellis at the York Hall
by knock-out 48 seconds into the first round.
On 23 May 2009, Fury had his first eight round fight, he beat Scott Belshaw
by second round TKO. Belshaw was down twice in the first round both times by body shots, in the second another body shot was landed by Fury which led referee
Richard Davies to call a halt to the contest with 52 seconds of the second round gone.
Fury's next fight was due to take place on 12 June, however he suffered a back injury in training and the bout was cancelled. Fury returned to the ring on 18 July 2009, beating Aleksandrs Selezens in the 48th second of the 3rd round, despite the fight almost being cancelled due to Fury's continuing back injury.
The BBBofC
decided that Fury would fight John McDermott
for the English title before the end of November, with purse bids to be received before 8 July. The fight was confirmed for 11 September at the Brentwood
International Centre.
Fury made an announcement that he wanted the win the British and Irish titles before the end of 2009 commenting that "I’d love to start out with the Irish and English titles and then move on to British, Commonwealth and European titles before going on to the world scene".
Fury felt that his fight against Belfast's Scott Belshaw
should have earned him an Irish title but outlined that "I thought it was worthy of it but you need to have been in a scheduled 8 rounder to fight for the Irish belt and the Belshaw fight was my first." A number of potential opponents have been linked with a potential Irish fight, including Declan Timlin and Coleman Barrett. Fury's uncle and trainer, Hughie Fury, claimed "When Tyson was an amateur he was a member of the Smithboro club in County Monaghan but none of the Irish Super heavyweights wanted to know about him and it will be the same in the pros. He’d fight Timlin and Barrett in the same night, they’d be no match for him". Keith Walker, acting as the manager for Barrett responded "Colman will fight Tyson today and every other day. We don’t perceive Tyson Fury has any threat whatsoever".
Tyson said of the pair, "the challenge is out there for them so if they want it then we can get it on for the Irish title as soon as possible. I’ll take on any Irish heavyweight out there, all I want is the opportunity to fight for the Irish title."
On 11 September, Fury controversially beat John McDermott
with a disputed points decision. Both boxers stated they would like a rematch. Many boxing observers scored the contest in favour of McDermott, and Promoter Frank Warren labelled referee Terry O'Connor a "disgrace to British Boxing" after his decision.
On 26 September, Fury made his Irish debut as the undercard of Bernard Dunne
versus Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym
at The O2. He dedicated his performance to the memory of Darren Sutherland
.
Fury vacated the English title due to a broken hand sustained in the victory over Tomas Mrazek.
On June 26, 2010 Fury faced old rival John McDermott for the vacant English heavyweight title, the fight would also be a British
heavyweight
title
fight eliminator
. Fury started the fight well catching McDermott with solid punches. In round 6 Fury started to tire and was cut
above his right eye near the end of the round after an accidental clash of heads. In round 7 Fury carried on holding McDermott, consequently he was deducted a point by referee
Dave Parris. In 8th Fury floored the Essex
man with a short right hook. In the 9th round Fury took advantage of a tired McDermott dropping him another two times before the fight was called to a halt
at 1 minute 8 seconds of the 9th round. All three judges had the contest 77-73 going into the ninth round. Winning this fight gave Tyson the English Heavyweight title and a chance to face unbeaten heavyweight prospect and British heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora.
This fight was held on 23rd of July 2011. Fury started the game on the backfoot, wearing a few blows in the early rounds and proving his chin could stand up to Chisora's big left hand. But soon punched his way into the game, mainly by out thinking Chisora. Fury took the next few rounds and by the interval was ontop, and had landed a big shot to Chisora's mouth casuing him to bleed. From then on Chisora's erratic style played into the hand's of Fury. Fury landing cleaner punches with better combinations ultimately led to him winning by unanimous decision. After the fight Fury was humble and thanked Jesus and his uncle, saying that Chisora was a warrior in the ring.
Fury went on to fight American Nicolai Firtha at the King's Hall, Blefast, prevailing by TKO when the referee stopped the contest in the fifth round to save Firtha from taking any more punishment.
Fury put his commonwealth title on the line against previously undefeated Canadian Neven Pajkic
. The fight took place in Fury's hometown City of Manchester on 12 November.
He was knocked down for the first time in his career in the second round by Neven Pajkic on 12 November 2011, but ultimately won the fight by technical knockout in the third round, knocking down his opponent twice.
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|Win
|17–0
|align=left| Neven Pajkic
|TKO
|3
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|2011-11-12
|align=left| EventCity, Manchester
, England
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|16–0
|align=left| Nicolai Firtha
|TKO
|5
|
|2011-09-18
|align=left| King's Hall, Belfast
, Northern Ireland
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|15–0
|align=left| Dereck Chisora
|UD
|
|
|2011-07-23
|align=left| Wembley Arena
, Wembley
, London
, United Kingdom
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;" "win"
|Win
|14–0
|align=left| Marcelo Luiz Nascimento
|KO
|5
|2:48
|2011-02-19
|align=left| Wembley Arena
, Wembley
, London
, United Kingdom
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|13–0
|align=left| Zack Page
|UD
|8
|
|2010-12-19
|align=left| Pepsi Coliseum
, Quebec City
, Canada
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|12–0
|align=left| Rich Power
|PTS
|8
|
|2010-09-10
|align=left| York Hall
, Bethnal Green
, England
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|11–0
|align=left| John McDermott
|TKO
|9
|1:08
|2010-06-25
|align=left| Brentwood Centre, Brentwood
, England
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|10–0
|align=left| Hans-Joerg Blasko
|TKO
|1
|2:14
|2010-03-05
|align=left| Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield
, England
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|9–0
|align=left| Tomas Mrazek
|PTS
|6
|
|2009-09-26
|align=left| The O2, Dublin, Ireland
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|8–0
|align=left| John McDermott
|PTS
|10
|
|2009-09-11
|align=left| Brentwood Centre, Brentwood
, England
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|7–0
|align=left| Aleksandrs Selezens
|TKO
|3
|0:48
|2009-07-18
|align=left| York Hall
, Bethnal Green
, England
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|6–0
|align=left| Scott Belshaw
|TKO
|2
|0:52
|2009-05-23
|align=left| Colosseum, Watford
, England
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|5–0
|align=left| Matthew Ellis
|KO
|1
|0:48
|2009-04-11
|align=left| York Hall
, Bethnal Green, England
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|4–0
|align=left| Lee Swaby
|RTD
|4
|3:00
|2009-03-14
|align=left| Aston Events Centre
, Birmingham
, England
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|3–0
|align=left| Daniel Peret
||RTD
|2
|3:00
|2009-02-28
|align=left| Norwich Showground, Norwich
, England
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|2–0
|align=left| Marcel Zeller
||TKO
|3
|2:50
|2009-01-17
|align=left| Robin Park Centre, Wigan
, England
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|1–0
|align=left| Bela Gyongyosi
|TKO
|1
|2:14
|2008-12-06
|align=left| Trent FM Arena, Nottingham
, England
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Professional Boxing
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated, sanctioned sport. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse which is divided among the fighters and promoters as determined by contract...
who fights in the heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
division. He has represented both Ireland and England at amateur level
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
and won the ABA
Amateur Boxing Association of England
The Amateur Boxing Association of England is the governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in Northern Ireland being organised on an All-Ireland basis. The Association was founded in 1880...
championship in 2008 before turning professional later that year. He is the current British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion beating Dereck Chisora for both titles on 23 July 2011.
Background
Fury was born in WythenshaweWythenshawe
Wythenshawe is a district in the south of the city of Manchester, England.Formerly part of the administrative county of Cheshire, in 1931 Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a massive housing estate there in the 1920s to resolve the problem of its inner...
, Manchester, England to Irish traveler parents. Tyson's Family is an Irish traveler family who have a long history in boxing and bare knuckle boxing
Bare-knuckle boxing
Bare-knuckle boxing is the original form of boxing, closely related to ancient combat sports...
. His father is from Tuam
Tuam
Tuam is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The name is pronounced choo-um . It is situated west of the midlands of Ireland, and north of Galway city.-History:...
, County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
and his maternal grandmother is from County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
. He is a cousin of fellow Irish boxer Andy Lee
Andy Lee (boxer)
Andy Lee , is an Irish professional boxer from Limerick, Ireland who fights in the Middleweight division.-Background:Lee was born in Bow, London, England to Irish parents...
. His father named him "Tyson" after the then world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...
.
Amateur career
As an amateur, Fury represented both IrelandIrish Amateur Boxing Association
The Irish Amateur Boxing Association is the governing body of amateur boxing in Ireland. It was founded in 1911 following a meeting in Dublin.-Structure:...
and England
Amateur Boxing Association of England
The Amateur Boxing Association of England is the governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in Northern Ireland being organised on an All-Ireland basis. The Association was founded in 1880...
. Fury represented Ireland three times at international level. He initially fought out of the Holy Family Boxing Club in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
and later switched to the Smithboro Club in County Monaghan
County Monaghan
County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...
in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. In a double international duel against an experienced Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
team in 2007, the Irish team lost 12-6 overall; Fury, however, was victorious in both his fights in Rzeszów
Rzeszów
Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...
and Białystok. In another Irish match against the USA, Fury won his bout by knock-out.
He was forced to withdraw from the Irish national championships
Irish Amateur Boxing Association
The Irish Amateur Boxing Association is the governing body of amateur boxing in Ireland. It was founded in 1911 following a meeting in Dublin.-Structure:...
after officials from the Holy Trinity BC in Belfast, the club of the then Irish amateur heavyweight champion, submitted a protest regarding his eligibility. He won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships
Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships, or AIBA Youth World Championships, is a boxing championship event organised by the AIBA for "Youth" competitors who are under the age of 19 years old...
in 2006.
In England, he participated in the senior national championships
Abae
Abae , is an ancient town in the northeastern corner of Phocis, in Greece. It was famous in antiquity for its oracle of Apollo Abaeus, one of those consulted by Croesus, king of Lydia, and Mardonius, among others....
in 2006 but was beaten by David Price
David Price (boxer)
David Price is a professional British heavyweight boxer from Liverpool.-Amateur career:The 6 ' 8 Price boxed out of Salisbury ABC and in 2003 became the youngest ever A.B.A champion in the Super-Heavyweight division, he was 19 years and 272 days old...
22-8 despite knocking Price down.
In May 2007, he won the EU Junior Championship representing England, and later lost to Maxim Babanin in the final of the European Junior Championships. As a junior, he was ranked number three in the World behind the Russians
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
Maxim Babanin and Andrey Volkov, but lost out to David Price for a place at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.
Price was chosen for the 2008 Olympic team ahead of Fury due to Olympic rules restricting each country to one boxer per weight division. Fury also unsuccessfully tried to qualify through Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
and Irish ancestry, and attributed his failure to qualify for the Olympics as his reason for turning professional, instead of waiting for a chance that might not have come in 2012.
In the absence of Price (who won Olympic Bronze in Beijing) he became national champion (ABA) in 2008.
Fury's amateur boxing record stood at 34 fights, 30 wins, 26 wins by KO, with 4 losses.
Professional career
Fury turned professionalProfessional Boxing
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated, sanctioned sport. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse which is divided among the fighters and promoters as determined by contract...
with promoter Mick Hennessy in December 2008 and represents Great Britain and Ireland. His debut came at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
on the undercard
Card (sports)
In sports, a card comprises a listing of the matches taking place in a title-match combat-sport event. Organizers divide overall cards into a main-event match and the undercard, which encompasses the rest of the matches. One can also further subdivide the undercard into midcard and lower card,...
of the Carl Froch
Carl Froch
Carl Froch is an English professional boxer and is a two-time and reigning WBC super middleweight champion. He previously held the British, Commonwealth, & English titles at super middleweight.-Amateur:...
and Jean Pascal
Jean Pascal
Jean-Thenistor Pascal is a Canadian professional boxer. He is the former WBC, IBO and Ring magazine light heavyweight champion of the world.-Early life:...
fight for the WBC super middleweight title. In this fight Fury defeated Hungary's Bela Gyongyosi with a first round knock-out.
His second fight was in January 2009, when Fury fought Germany's Marcel Zeller
Marcel Zeller
Marcel Zanger is a professional boxer from Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.Fighting in the heavyweight division.-References:http://www.kongregate.comhttp://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?cat=boxer&human_id=172610...
, a man with a record of 21 (20 KO) -3 losses. Fury won the fight by TKO after it was stopped in the third round. On 28 February 2009, Fury beat Russian Daniel Peret by retirement in the second round due to a large cut on Peret's eye in Norwich on the undercard of Jon Thaxton
Jon Thaxton
Jonathan Thaxton is a former English professional lightweight boxer. He held European and British lightweight boxing titles in a 17-year career...
first defence of his European Lightweight title. Tyson beat Lee Swaby
Lee Swaby
Lee Swaby is a professional heavyweight boxer from Lincoln, Lincolnshire.-Professional career:Swaby began his sporting career as a kickboxer aged 14. He trained at the 'Still Kickboxing Gym' in Lincoln city. Swaby's trainer invited him to attend a trial to join the fighters class. This trial...
by retirement on 14 March 2009, at the Aston Events Centre
Aston Events Centre
The Aston Events Centre is an indoor sports and event venue, located in Birmingham, England.Formerly called Aston Villa Leisure Centre, the venue is situated adjacent to Villa Park football stadium, home of Aston Villa F.C...
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
on the undercard of 'Battle of Brum' where Wayne Elcock
Wayne Elcock
Wayne Elcock is an English boxer. He is the current British Middleweight champion, having won the title from Howard Eastman in September 2007. Elcock has also held the lightly regarded WBU middleweight title. As of December 2007, he has had 21 professional fights, with 18 wins and three losses...
defended his British middleweight title against Matthew Macklin
Matthew Macklin
Matthew Macklin , known as "The Tipperary Tornado", is a British-Irish professional boxer who fights at middleweight or the divisions either side.He is the former Irish, British and European middleweight champion....
. On 11 April 2009, Fury beat Matthew Ellis at the York Hall
York Hall
The York Hall is a health and leisure centre and one of Britain's best known boxing venues.The venue is situated on Old Ford Road in Bethnal Green, London, England. The hall, opened in 1929 with a capacity of 1,200, stages boxing as well as providing a gymnasium and swimming pool.The hall is owned...
by knock-out 48 seconds into the first round.
On 23 May 2009, Fury had his first eight round fight, he beat Scott Belshaw
Scott Belshaw
Scott Belshaw is a professional boxer from Lisburn, Northern Ireland who fights in heavyweight division.-Amateur career:...
by second round TKO. Belshaw was down twice in the first round both times by body shots, in the second another body shot was landed by Fury which led referee
Referee (boxing)
The referee in the boxing is the individual charged with enforcing the rules of that sport during a match.-The role of the referee:Referees have the following roles:*Gives instructions to both boxers before the fight...
Richard Davies to call a halt to the contest with 52 seconds of the second round gone.
Fury's next fight was due to take place on 12 June, however he suffered a back injury in training and the bout was cancelled. Fury returned to the ring on 18 July 2009, beating Aleksandrs Selezens in the 48th second of the 3rd round, despite the fight almost being cancelled due to Fury's continuing back injury.
The BBBofC
British Boxing Board of Control
The British Boxing Board of Control is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1929 from the old National Sporting Club and is headquartered in Cardiff.- Councils :...
decided that Fury would fight John McDermott
John McDermott (boxer)
John McDermott is an English heavyweight boxer from Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex, England. He is a two-time challenger for the British heavyweight title and former English title holder....
for the English title before the end of November, with purse bids to be received before 8 July. The fight was confirmed for 11 September at the Brentwood
Brentwood, Essex
Brentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the east of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, 20 miles east north-east of Charing Cross in London, and near the M25 motorway....
International Centre.
Fury made an announcement that he wanted the win the British and Irish titles before the end of 2009 commenting that "I’d love to start out with the Irish and English titles and then move on to British, Commonwealth and European titles before going on to the world scene".
Fury felt that his fight against Belfast's Scott Belshaw
Scott Belshaw
Scott Belshaw is a professional boxer from Lisburn, Northern Ireland who fights in heavyweight division.-Amateur career:...
should have earned him an Irish title but outlined that "I thought it was worthy of it but you need to have been in a scheduled 8 rounder to fight for the Irish belt and the Belshaw fight was my first." A number of potential opponents have been linked with a potential Irish fight, including Declan Timlin and Coleman Barrett. Fury's uncle and trainer, Hughie Fury, claimed "When Tyson was an amateur he was a member of the Smithboro club in County Monaghan but none of the Irish Super heavyweights wanted to know about him and it will be the same in the pros. He’d fight Timlin and Barrett in the same night, they’d be no match for him". Keith Walker, acting as the manager for Barrett responded "Colman will fight Tyson today and every other day. We don’t perceive Tyson Fury has any threat whatsoever".
Tyson said of the pair, "the challenge is out there for them so if they want it then we can get it on for the Irish title as soon as possible. I’ll take on any Irish heavyweight out there, all I want is the opportunity to fight for the Irish title."
On 11 September, Fury controversially beat John McDermott
John McDermott (boxer)
John McDermott is an English heavyweight boxer from Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex, England. He is a two-time challenger for the British heavyweight title and former English title holder....
with a disputed points decision. Both boxers stated they would like a rematch. Many boxing observers scored the contest in favour of McDermott, and Promoter Frank Warren labelled referee Terry O'Connor a "disgrace to British Boxing" after his decision.
On 26 September, Fury made his Irish debut as the undercard of Bernard Dunne
Bernard Dunne
Bernard Dunne is a retired Irish professional boxer and a former WBA, and European super bantamweight champion.On Saturday 21 March 2009, Dunne waged the war that he would be best remembered for and defeated Ricardo Cordoba in the 11th round to become the WBA super bantamweight champion in a fight...
versus Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym
Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym
Chalermwong Udomna , who boxes as Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym, is a professional boxer from Thailand who fights in the super bantamweight division...
at The O2. He dedicated his performance to the memory of Darren Sutherland
Darren Sutherland
Darren John Sutherland was an Irish professional boxer from County Meath, Ireland. His amateur career was crowned by a bronze medal for Ireland in the middleweight division at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China....
.
Fury vacated the English title due to a broken hand sustained in the victory over Tomas Mrazek.
On June 26, 2010 Fury faced old rival John McDermott for the vacant English heavyweight title, the fight would also be a British
United Kingdom
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heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
title
Title
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fight eliminator
Eliminator
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. Fury started the fight well catching McDermott with solid punches. In round 6 Fury started to tire and was cut
Cut
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above his right eye near the end of the round after an accidental clash of heads. In round 7 Fury carried on holding McDermott, consequently he was deducted a point by referee
Referee
A referee is the person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on the fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport...
Dave Parris. In 8th Fury floored the Essex
Essex
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man with a short right hook. In the 9th round Fury took advantage of a tired McDermott dropping him another two times before the fight was called to a halt
Halt
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at 1 minute 8 seconds of the 9th round. All three judges had the contest 77-73 going into the ninth round. Winning this fight gave Tyson the English Heavyweight title and a chance to face unbeaten heavyweight prospect and British heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora.
This fight was held on 23rd of July 2011. Fury started the game on the backfoot, wearing a few blows in the early rounds and proving his chin could stand up to Chisora's big left hand. But soon punched his way into the game, mainly by out thinking Chisora. Fury took the next few rounds and by the interval was ontop, and had landed a big shot to Chisora's mouth casuing him to bleed. From then on Chisora's erratic style played into the hand's of Fury. Fury landing cleaner punches with better combinations ultimately led to him winning by unanimous decision. After the fight Fury was humble and thanked Jesus and his uncle, saying that Chisora was a warrior in the ring.
Fury went on to fight American Nicolai Firtha at the King's Hall, Blefast, prevailing by TKO when the referee stopped the contest in the fifth round to save Firtha from taking any more punishment.
Fury put his commonwealth title on the line against previously undefeated Canadian Neven Pajkic
Neven Pajkić
Neven Pajkić is a Canadian heavyweight boxer. His professional debut was on 18 November 2005 against Sheldon Hinton. On 4 February 2011 he won the vacant NABA Canada heavyweight title in a match against Johnnie White...
. The fight took place in Fury's hometown City of Manchester on 12 November.
He was knocked down for the first time in his career in the second round by Neven Pajkic on 12 November 2011, but ultimately won the fight by technical knockout in the third round, knocking down his opponent twice.
Professional boxing record
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="9"|17 Wins (12 knock-outs, 5 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws|- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;"
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| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponnent
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| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|17–0
|align=left| Neven Pajkic
Neven Pajkić
Neven Pajkić is a Canadian heavyweight boxer. His professional debut was on 18 November 2005 against Sheldon Hinton. On 4 February 2011 he won the vacant NABA Canada heavyweight title in a match against Johnnie White...
|TKO
|3
|
|2011-11-12
|align=left| EventCity, Manchester
Manchester
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, England
England
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|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|16–0
|align=left| Nicolai Firtha
|TKO
|5
|
|2011-09-18
|align=left| King's Hall, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|15–0
|align=left| Dereck Chisora
|UD
|
|
|2011-07-23
|align=left| Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
, Wembley
Wembley
Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena...
, London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;" "win"
|Win
|14–0
|align=left| Marcelo Luiz Nascimento
|KO
|5
|2:48
|2011-02-19
|align=left| Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
, Wembley
Wembley
Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|13–0
|align=left| Zack Page
|UD
|8
|
|2010-12-19
|align=left| Pepsi Coliseum
Pepsi Coliseum
Pepsi Coliseum is an 8,200-seat multi-purpose arena, in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was formerly known as the Indiana State Fair Coliseum. The current arena was built in 1939, replacing a previous coliseum that was built in 1907...
, Quebec City
Quebec City
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, Canada
Canada
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|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|12–0
|align=left| Rich Power
|PTS
|8
|
|2010-09-10
|align=left| York Hall
York Hall
The York Hall is a health and leisure centre and one of Britain's best known boxing venues.The venue is situated on Old Ford Road in Bethnal Green, London, England. The hall, opened in 1929 with a capacity of 1,200, stages boxing as well as providing a gymnasium and swimming pool.The hall is owned...
, Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|11–0
|align=left| John McDermott
John McDermott (boxer)
John McDermott is an English heavyweight boxer from Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex, England. He is a two-time challenger for the British heavyweight title and former English title holder....
|TKO
|9
|1:08
|2010-06-25
|align=left| Brentwood Centre, Brentwood
Brentwood, Essex
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|10–0
|align=left| Hans-Joerg Blasko
|TKO
|1
|2:14
|2010-03-05
|align=left| Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|9–0
|align=left| Tomas Mrazek
|PTS
|6
|
|2009-09-26
|align=left| The O2, Dublin, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|8–0
|align=left| John McDermott
John McDermott (boxer)
John McDermott is an English heavyweight boxer from Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex, England. He is a two-time challenger for the British heavyweight title and former English title holder....
|PTS
|10
|
|2009-09-11
|align=left| Brentwood Centre, Brentwood
Brentwood, Essex
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|7–0
|align=left| Aleksandrs Selezens
|TKO
|3
|0:48
|2009-07-18
|align=left| York Hall
York Hall
The York Hall is a health and leisure centre and one of Britain's best known boxing venues.The venue is situated on Old Ford Road in Bethnal Green, London, England. The hall, opened in 1929 with a capacity of 1,200, stages boxing as well as providing a gymnasium and swimming pool.The hall is owned...
, Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|6–0
|align=left| Scott Belshaw
Scott Belshaw
Scott Belshaw is a professional boxer from Lisburn, Northern Ireland who fights in heavyweight division.-Amateur career:...
|TKO
|2
|0:52
|2009-05-23
|align=left| Colosseum, Watford
Watford
Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District.Watford was created as an urban...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|5–0
|align=left| Matthew Ellis
|KO
|1
|0:48
|2009-04-11
|align=left| York Hall
York Hall
The York Hall is a health and leisure centre and one of Britain's best known boxing venues.The venue is situated on Old Ford Road in Bethnal Green, London, England. The hall, opened in 1929 with a capacity of 1,200, stages boxing as well as providing a gymnasium and swimming pool.The hall is owned...
, Bethnal Green, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|4–0
|align=left| Lee Swaby
Lee Swaby
Lee Swaby is a professional heavyweight boxer from Lincoln, Lincolnshire.-Professional career:Swaby began his sporting career as a kickboxer aged 14. He trained at the 'Still Kickboxing Gym' in Lincoln city. Swaby's trainer invited him to attend a trial to join the fighters class. This trial...
|RTD
|4
|3:00
|2009-03-14
|align=left| Aston Events Centre
Aston Events Centre
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, Birmingham
Birmingham
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|3–0
|align=left| Daniel Peret
||RTD
|2
|3:00
|2009-02-28
|align=left| Norwich Showground, Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|2–0
|align=left| Marcel Zeller
Marcel Zeller
Marcel Zanger is a professional boxer from Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.Fighting in the heavyweight division.-References:http://www.kongregate.comhttp://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?cat=boxer&human_id=172610...
||TKO
|3
|2:50
|2009-01-17
|align=left| Robin Park Centre, Wigan
Wigan
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|align=left|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Win
|1–0
|align=left| Bela Gyongyosi
|TKO
|1
|2:14
|2008-12-06
|align=left| Trent FM Arena, Nottingham
Nottingham
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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