Fury Secures Scrappy Win On Return To Ring

Tommy Fury made a successful if scrappy return to nan ringing pinch a points triumph complete Kenan Hanjalic successful Budapest.

Englishman Fury spent 18 months connected nan sidelines aft his victory complete YouTuber turned boxer KSI successful 2023.

Fury, 26, seemed to beryllium suffering from ringing rust, producing an all-together uneven capacity and struggling to enforce himself complete nan six rounds of nan cruiserweight fight.

But nan unanimous scorecards ensured Fury stayed undefeated arsenic he improved his grounds to 11-0.

Fury thanked his family aft nan fight, successful peculiar his young girl Bambi and his partner Molly-Mae Hague, who he divided from last August earlier reconciling.

"I've been done a hellhole of a batch these past 2 years. I've been done things that tear men down - drunk, alcoholic," Fury said.

"I mislaid my family for a small bit. But I've turned things around, I've gone from being debased to being connected apical of nan world again."

Fury has made a lucrative profession of beating influencers, but took connected nan chartless Hanjalic successful a debased cardinal arena astatine nan MTK Arena.

The venue held a fewer 100 group - compared to nan 20,000 fans who attended Fury's points triumph complete KSI astatine nan Manchester Arena.

Bosnian Hanjalic came into nan conflict pinch 5 wins and 1 nonaccomplishment connected his grounds and had fought mostly successful small-hall events successful Europe.

Hanjalic, 27, had a constituent deducted successful nan 4th information and was doubly connected nan canvas complete nan six rounds, but some were ruled a slip.

Fury had manus room past twelvemonth and called retired his erstwhile force Jake Paul, who he beat connected points successful 2023.

"Jake Paul's moving scared, Hey, Jake, nan manus is fixed now," he said.

"If Jake Paul wants to measurement wrong this ring, I guarantee you adjacent clip I will sound him spark out.

"I've had 2 years retired of nan ring, this is maine aft 2 years. I will sound that bum retired wherever he wants it."

Fury has plentifulness of options for his adjacent fight.

The half-brother of retired heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury, Tommy has carved retired his ain stardom by felling YouTubers.

It is improbable he will stray excessively acold distant from that way but he was scheduled to conflict erstwhile UFC combatant Darren Till earlier this year.

He pulled retired of that title because of threats of "stupid MMA tactics" but nan bout could still beryllium rearranged if location is an appetite for it.

More apt options are possibly rematches. With wins complete KSI and Paul, Fury could request large money to conflict either man.

Paul is 1 of nan astir progressive and high-profile boxers astatine nan infinitesimal and has a bout scheduled pinch Julio Cesar Chavez Jr connected 28 June.

KSI, however, has not fought since nan nonaccomplishment to Fury, has seen much than 1 comeback delayed and could good person cooled his liking successful boxing for now.