Tommy Fury was set to face former UFC star Darren Till on January 18 on a Misfits Boxing card.
The fight – an eight-round heavyweight contest – was to be Till’s first professional contest in the ring. Fury, who last beat crossover star KSI before sitting out for a period with an injury, has taken a more traditional route in the sport.
“At the end of the day, I can’t beat you, I’ll just kick you in the face in there. How about that? I’m a proper fighter, not a boxer. I don’t walk in a room like this and see boxing and go, ‘s***.’ I walk in, no one here is a threat to me. Not one person in this room, security, you, your dad are not a threat to me.
I’m an MMA fighter, so if I want to kick you or elbow you in the face, I will, and no one can do anything about it.”
That appears to have continued behind the scenes, and Fury has now announced the fight is off.
“I can’t believe I’m writing this but I am now not fighting Darren Till on January 18th 2025.
For the one simple reason being that Darren has stated over and over that he does not want to abide by professional boxing rules and that if he is losing the fight he will resort to kicking and other stupid MMA tactics. I am a professional boxer, I have been out of the ring for over a year and I wanted this to be a great BOXING fight for the fans.
I have wasted weeks in training camp. We are working hard to get a new opponent and date. I promise to get a better opponent and better fight for you guys. Good news around the corner.”
More is expected soon on the matter, though Till immediately responded to say that the initial comment was a ‘mental warfare’ tactic and he has said nothing of the sort since.
