(Manchester) British boxer Tommy Fury denounced Thursday the “circus” surrounding his fight against YouTuber KSI, after an exchange of insults during the presentation of the two men in Manchester.
Fury, half-brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is due to face fellow KSI, real name Olajide Williams Olatunji, in a six-round fight on Saturday.
The presentation press conference was disrupted by bottle throwing and insults.
Fury’s father, John, punched the plexiglass partition that separated the two boxers, while KSI had just dodged a bottle thrown from the room.
The American Logan Paul, controversial star of the video exchange platform, was not to be outdone by briefly fighting with Dillon Danis, an American MMA specialist, whom he must also face on Saturday.
“I’m in the boxing business, it’s a circus act,” Tommy Fury said.
“We know what lies ahead, I’m here to fight. We don’t talk about anything anymore, we fight in two days and we don’t talk anymore,” he continued.
“In the boxing world he’s a bum (KSI), I’m not interested in him. I’m above this guy, I have all the advantages, I’m bigger, stronger, I have more reach, I’m heavier,” Fury finished.
