Love Island star Tommy Fury has secured a majority decision victory against former strongman Eddie Hall at Manchester’s AO Arena on Sunday morning AEST.
Supported ringside by his half-brother and heavyweight star, Tyson, Fury – who was returning to the ring for the first time in over a year – did enough in the eyes of the judges to see off the former world’s strongest man.
Hall’s size advantage proved to be futile at the end of the day. Fury, who weighed 49kg lighter, fought smart in the last four rounds of the fight and used his superior boxing skills to overwhelm Hall and keep him at bay.
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The three ringside judges scored the six-round fight 59-56, 58-56, 57-57 as Fury took the exhibition win.
“This was for my new baby boy, Midas,” said Fury as he revealed the name of his second child with Molly-May Hague.
“It is another Fury, it’s another boy.
“I’ve fought a lot of people, and this guy can fight. He’s not slow, he’s fit. Thank you for taking the fight and thank you for a great night in Manchester.”
Hall responded: “Tommy was a really hard guy to catch, and I knew that would be the case.
“My engine let me down in the end. Hopefully, I get back to MMA now, hopefully in Misfits.”
Earlier, two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones secured a stoppage-time victory in only her second boxing bout.
Jones, who won taekwondo gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016, defeated Argentina’s Federikita by scoring a knockdown in the first round before the one-sided fight was stopped in the second.
FULL CARD
Tommy Fury def. Eddie Hall via majority decision – Heavyweight
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Ibiza Final Boss def. Jordan McCann via majority decision – Heavyweight
Jade Jones def. Federica Riccio via second-round TKO – 145lbs
Swarmz def. Biel via second-round TKO – Light Heavyweight
Adam Brooks def. Rahim Pardesi via unanimous decision – Light Heavyweight
Sheena Bathory def. Tina Snows via first-round TKO – Lightweight
Khallas Karim def. Luke Nevin via unanimous decision – Light Heavyweight
Lil Bellsy def. Andy Nguyen via unanimous decision – 122lbs
This article originally appeared on DAZN and was reproduced with permission