Tommy Fury was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night as he watched older brother Tyson Fury take on Oleksandr Usyk and the former Love Island star did not look in a good mood
Looking glum during brother Tyson’s heavyweight boxing showdown, Tommy Fury was spotted ringside in Riyadh and seemed to be anything but thrilled.
The 25-year-old fighter and reality TV alumnus appeared less than delighted as the preliminary bouts took place ahead of Tyson’s highly anticipated rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, following his only pro loss this past May.
Tommy himself is on the hunt for a new rival after his match set for January 15 in Manchester with former UFC ace Darren Till was axed. The dust-up was scheduled as part of Misfits Boxing, but after Till’s threats at a heated press conference to employ MMA moves in the boxing ring, Tommy pulled out.
He’s since revealed that it was his manager who convinced him to cancel, stating in an interview with The Stomping Ground, “The way he was going about it was so stupid. I was going to let it go at the press conference.
“I wasn’t really interested” adding, “But then my manager rang me a few days afterwards and he’s like, ‘this fella’s talking to betting companies about if he’s losing the fight he’s gonna do this, and if he’s losing the fight he’s gonna do that.
“I then saw his first fight, I hadn’t watched it at the time, and that ended in some big brawl and I thought to myself, ‘What am I doing?’
“At the end of the day, Darren Till is a man with no brain cells. He was going to get the highest payday of his career. But that’s now dead in the water, I’m at a stage in my career now where I don’t need to be rolling around the floor with Darren Till,” reports the Mirror.
Tommy’s trip to Saudi also falls just a week after meeting back up with Molly-Mae Hague, as they took their little one Bambi for some fun at soft-play. It was the first meet-up since the pair called it quits earlier this year, opting for a friendly day out in Cheshire with their toddler.
Molly-Mae spilled the beans about their recent family day out, telling her followers in a new vlog posted on her YouTube channel: “Tommy and I took Bambi to a soft play yesterday together, which was actually a really lovely thing to do and was really enjoyable to do that together.”