Tommy Fury has decided to cancel his boxing bout with Darren Till on 18 January in Manchester. This happened after the former UFC fighter threatened to use MMA tactics that Fury believes are “stupid”.

It is worth noting that Fury hasn’t been in the boxing ring since a victory over YouTuber KSI in October 2023. The press conference launching the fight descended into farce last month when it was cut short after Fury’s father John Fury. Fury was angered by comments from Till and threw water over him causing a fracas.

Tommy Fury takes to Instagram to announce fight cancellation 

The former UFC star had threatened to resort to his MMA background and kick Tommy Fury in the head during the latter stages of their fight if he was losing. Now, Fury took to Instagram on Friday morning to announce the fight was now canceled and that he would find a new opponent to face in the near future instead. He said:

“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.”

He added: 

“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.”

While Till has made it clear that those comments were to promote the fight and that he didn’t want to actually kick Fury, the latter has seemingly taken things too seriously. That said, it will be interesting to see who Fury fights next. 

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