Tommy Fury set for boxing return against man who is 134lbs heavier
Tommy Fury is finally set to return to the boxing ring for a fight that could be the toughest of his career so far.
It's been nearly a year since Fury made his comeback fight with a scrappy points win over Kenan Hanjalic in Budapest.
Before then, the Englishman spent 18 months on the sidelines following his victory over YouTuber KSI at a Misfits Boxing event in 2023.
After fighting Hanjalic, many believed that Fury would remain in the professional boxing scene rather than continuing to pursue influencer fights, as he has done in recent years.
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But it's now been revealed that the former Love Island star is set to return to Misfits this summer, and he's facing 2017 World's Strongest Man winner Eddie Hall.
According to talkSPORT, the pair will headline a Misfits Boxing event at Manchester's AO Arena on June 13, broadcast live on DAZN PPV.
Hall weighed 443lbs (200.9kg) during his strongman days, but has since cut down in weight as he competes in various combat sports events.
The 38-year-old has not stepped into a boxing ring since his unanimous decision defeat to strongman rival Hafthor Bjornsson, also known as 'The Mountain', in March 2022.
However, he has recently been competing in Mixed Martial Arts, https://www.sportbible.com/mma/eddie-hall-mma-tiktok-worlds-strongest-man-fighting-596772-20240608 in June 2024 before facing five-time World's Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski in his first professional bout in April last year.
Impressively, Hall knocked out Pudzianowski, who had competed in 28 fight beforehand, in just 27 seconds.
Ahead of the fight, the Englishman weighed in at 334lbs (151.5kg), over 100lbs less than when he was competing for world's strongest man.
However, this is still considerably heavier than Fury, who has competed at both light heavyweight (175lbs/79.3kg) and cruiserweight (200lbs/90.7kg) during his career.
For his last fight against Hanjalic, the 26-year-old weighed in at 208lbs (94.3kg) and, although it is expected he will put on more weight for the bout with Hall, he will likely still be around over 100lbs (45.35kg) lighter than his opponent on fight night.
Speaking at an event organised by Darren Till's Gorilla Promotions in Birmingham on Sunday, Hall teased that a big announcement was coming soon.
"I've got a fight coming up on June 13 in Manchester that'll be announced very, very soon," he said.
"I want to get in there, of course [as soon as possible].
"I've got a big fight coming up. It will be on Misfits..."
The former strongman also suggested that an MMA fight against former UFC fighter Dillon Danis could be in the works for later this year.
Topics: Tommy Fury, Eddie Hall, Boxing
Ben McCrum