Tommy Fury’s father flips desk in offended outburst at Fury v KSI press convention
Tommy Fury’s father has apologised after occurring a rampage at a news convention forward of his son’s boxing bout with KSI within the autumn.
Love Island star Fury – the half-brother of heavyweight world champion Tyson – and YouTuber KSI will fight each other at Manchester’s AO Arena on 14 October.
The four-man occasion may also see YouTuber-turned-wrestler and boxer Logan Paul sq. off with combined martial arts fighter Dillon Danis.
As Fury and KSI entered a confrontation at an explosive news convention on Tuesday evening, John Fury demanded they “get the ball rolling” and shouted “I’m a machine!” earlier than flipping all three tables off the stage.
It sparked a brawl between the camps for Fury and KSI, bringing an early finish to the occasion.
The convention had already been heated earlier than John Fury’s outburst, with drinks bottles thrown off the desk and private insults hurled.
Tommy Fury and KSI later confronted off regardless of the chaos, and it grew to become bodily because the YouTube star shoved Fury.
In a video posted at the moment to social media website X, previously often called Twitter, John Fury mentioned he was “deeply sorry” for his rampage and can “try and improve”.
He mentioned: “This is John Fury, that is my character, that is who I’m. I’m an actual particular person, I’m not a faux particular person. Nothing’s scripted, it simply occurs when it occurs.
“I apologise for my inappropriate language. If I’ve offended anybody I’m deeply sorry.”
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Before the drama onstage, Tommy Fury informed the convention he would finish YouTube boxing by claiming victory over KSI in October.
“I fought Jake Paul in February and I’m combating this man [KSI] in October, and he might be achieved and YouTube boxing might be achieved. I solely want one spherical [to win],” Fury mentioned.
He entered a relationship with fiancée Molly-Mae on season 5 of Love Island. The couple just lately welcomed a child daughter, who they named Bambi.