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Thomas Michael John Fury
7 May 1999 Manchester, England
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Thomas Michael John Fury (born 7 May 1999) is a British professional boxer and reality television personality and author. 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 ex-fiancée 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. His father, John Fury, is of Irish Traveller descent and his mother Chantal is of Mauritian descent. His half-brother is world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
Professional career
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). 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.
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. On 13 November 2020, Fury defeated Genadij Krajevskij (0–12) via knockout in the 2nd round.
On 27 February 2021 at Copper Box Arena, Tommy Fury fought Scott Williams defeating him via technical knockout in the 2nd round.
On 5 June 2021, Fury defeated Jordan Grant (2–0) via points decision victory (40–36). 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.
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. 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. 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.
After withdrawing, Fury returned to the ring on the undercard of his brother Tyson Fury's WBC and The Ring title 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.
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. 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.
Fury vs KSI
In November 2019, British YouTuber KSI defeated American YouTuber Logan Paul via split decision. Afterwards, Fury called out KSI to a bout, which KSI later declined as he wanted to focus on his music career. 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. 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 favor. The result was originally announced as a majority decision, with judge Rafael Ramos' scorecard being incorrectly tallied to 57–57.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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. Their daughter was born on 23 January 2023. Molly-Mae announced their split on 14 August 2024.
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.
In August 2023, Fury appeared in the Netflix series At Home with the Furys.
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. They lived together in Cheshire, before moving to Hale, Greater Manchester. In September 2022, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. Hague gave birth to their daughter Bambi on 23 January 2023.
They became engaged on 23 July 2023. In August 2024, Hague and Fury announced that that they had split after five years. In a statement, Fury said he was "heartbroken to share [they] had decided to end [their] relationship”.
Professional boxing record
10 fights | 10 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 0 |
By decision | 6 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | KSI | UD | 6 | 14 Oct 2023 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Originally scored MD win for Fury |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Jake Paul | SD | 8 | 26 Feb 2023 | Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Daniel Bocianski | PTS | 6 | 23 Apr 2022 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Anthony Taylor | UD | 4 | 29 Aug 2021 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Jordan Grant | PTS | 4 | 5 Jun 2021 | Telford International Centre, Telford, England | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Scott Williams | TKO | 2 (4), 2:05 | 27 Feb 2021 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Genadij Krajevskij | KO | 2 (4), 2:56 | 13 Nov 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Przemyslaw Binienda | TKO | 1 (6), 1:02 | 21 Dec 2019 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Callum Ide | KO | 1 (4), 1:34 | 23 Mar 2019 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Jevgenijs Andrejevs | PTS | 4 | 22 Dec 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England |
Exhibition boxing record
0 fights | 0 wins | 0 losses |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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1 | N/A | 0–0 (1) | Rolly Lambert | N/A | 6 | 13 Nov 2022 | Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE | Non-scored bout |
Pay-per-view bouts
No. | Date | Fight | Billing | Network | Buys | Revenue | Source(s) |
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1 | 14 October 2023 | KSI vs Fury | Judgement Day | DAZN | 1,300,000 | £26,000,000 | |
Total | 1,300,000 | £26,000,000 |
No. | Date | Fight | Billing | Network | Buys | Revenue | Source(s) |
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1 | 26 February 2023 | Paul vs Fury | The Truth | ESPN+ | 800,000 | $38,750,000 | |
Total | 800,000 | $38,750,000 |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child | Himself | Documentary |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Love Island | Himself | Series 5; 50 episodes | |
The Boxer and The Ballroom Dancer | Season 1; Episodes 1, 2 and 3 | |||
2020 | Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King | Season 1; Episode 2 | ||
2021 | All Access: Paul vs. Woodley | Docuseries | ||
2023 | At Home with the Furys | Recurring |