- Tyson Fury
Luke Tyson Fury (b. ) is a British amateur boxer best known to win Bronze at the World Junior Championships 2006 in Agadir at super heavyweight.
Career
Fury, whose father John Fury was a British heavyweight in the 90s who fought
Henry Akinwande , was named in tribute to the infamous Iron Mike.He started boxing in 2002, stands 6ft 8in tall and weighs more than 18st.
At the World Championships 2006 in Agadir he lost to Uzbek Sardor Abdullayev 31:36.
In England he participated in the senior national championships 2006 but was beaten by
David Price (boxer) .In May 2007 he won the EU junior championship and lost to
Maxim Babanin in the final of the European Championships.He is ranked #3 in the world (juniors) behind the Russians Maxim Babanin and Andrey Volkov.External links
* [http://current.com/items/76367402_the_fists_of_fury Current TV film on Tyson Fury]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/5316316.stm BBC]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20060903/ai_n16710697 Article]
* [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldJuniorChamps2006.html World 2006 results]
* [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanJuniorChampionships2007.html Euro 2007]
* [http://current.com/items/76367402_the_fists_of_fury Video footage]
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