Tommy Fury has outlined world-title ambitions after what he calls “the worst year of my life” - a stretch marked by a hand injury, a public breakup and alcoholism. The 26-year-old cruiserweight says he is through the storm, with a BBC Three documentary, The Good. The Bad. The Fury, set to chronicle the turbulence and the turnaround.
Fury revealed he fought through a damaged right hand for years - “cortisones after cortisones… sparring one-handed” - before finally undergoing surgery in 2024. With training halted during recovery, he says drinking crept from occasional to compulsive: “Boxing was always the thing that stopped me… when I couldn’t box, I didn’t have anything else.” He credits a renewed focus - and fatherhood with daughter Bambi - as the anchor for his comeback.
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Back in motion after a shake-out win over Bosnian heavyweight Kenan Hanjalic in Budapest, Fury insists he’s chasing titles but on prizefighter terms. “We’re in the sport of prizefighting. I’m not going to go to York Hall and fight for whatever when I can fight someone else for a set amount,” he said, promising “very big fights… and maybe a rematch or two” in the next year.
Comparisons to half-brother Tyson’s own battle-and-return are inevitable, but Tommy stresses he’s forging his own path. The Manchester native - who beat Jake Paul in 2023 - says the “Bad” is behind him, the “Good” is in front of him, and the “Fury” name is his to honour:* “Everything is for [Bambi].”* The goal remains the same as ever: keep winning, keep selling and get to a world title shot.
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