Tommy Fury has pulled out of the latest series I'm A Celebrity at the last minute, it has been reported.
Fury is said to have been due to take part in the new series of the hit ITV reality show, which gets underway next month.
Sport is normally represented on the programme, with boxing's Tony Bellew taking part last year.
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But despite ITV plans to unveil him as a marquee contestant on this year's edition, The Sun report that Fury has decided to pull out.
That is because, it is claimed, he has received an offer to step back into the boxing ring and take on his former adversary KSI - in a deal that could earn him millions of pounds.
The 25-year-old beat KSI by majority decision - later upgraded to a unanimous decision verdict after controversy surrounding the judges' scorecards - in October last year. He hasn't stepped back into the ring since then.
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Although he has now pulled out, Fury is the first celebrity officially 'confirmed' to have agreed to step into the Australian jungle for 2024.
It was reportedly hoped by ITV bosses that he would open up on his break-up with fellow former Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague earlier this year.
In terms of sporting contestants, both Ally McCoist and Mick McCarthy have been linked with going into the jungle next month.
McCoist's entry appears to be the more concrete of the two links, with the Rangers legend refusing to confirm or deny the reports when asked by talkSPORT earlier this month.
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The Sun also reported that Team GB gymnastics legend Max Whitlock, who retired from the sport after the Paris 2024 Olympics, was in talks over appearing on I'm A Celebrity.
And Coleen Rooney has also been in discussions with ITV bosses, it has been claimed.
Topics: Tommy Fury, Boxing, KSI
Ryan Smart