Tyson Fury has revealed the amount of prize money that his brother, Tommy, has earned during his professional boxing career. Fury is currently preparing to fight MMA icon Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
The reigning WBC heavyweight champion enters the ring against Ngannou, who makes his professional boxing debut, in Riyadh this weekend. Fury’s younger brother, Tommy, first entered the ring in 2018, several months after appearing on the dating show “Love Island” alongside his now-fiance Molly-Mae Hague.
Tommy has since won all of his 10 fights including most recently against fellow influencer KSI. The 24-year-old beat KSI at Manchester Arena on October 14.
The fight followed Tommy’s win over influencer Jake Paul in February, which was held in Saudi Arabia. Fury attended the fight between his younger brother and KSI in Manchester earlier this month.
Now the elder Fury, who has won 33 of his 34 professional fights in his career, has revealed how much Tommy has earned from the fight against KSI, as well as across the whole of his boxing career. Fury also went on to explain why he thinks the increase in influencers becoming professional boxers is good for the growth of the sport.
“The fact that Tommy made $10 million for this fight [vs. KSI]and he’s 24 years old, has probably made $25, $26 million in his 10-fight career, it’s unbelievable,” said Fury while appearing on “The MMA Hour” on Wednesday.
“I’m very very proud of where he’s come from. In 2018, Tommy didn’t have $10 for a bus pass. Today, Tommy has got a hell of a lot of money. Millions of dollars in his account, so I’m very proud of him.
“He can buy what he wants, he’s got a $5 million mansion. G-Wagons, Lambos, Rolexes, the guy is flying. Regardless of all of these fights he’s had with Jake Paul and whoever else.
“It’s show business, these fights with KSI, Dillon Danis, Jake and Logan Paul. Whoever these influencers are, this is show business. It’s bringing millions of eyes to the boxing world and the boxing world should be very appreciative of it.”
Fury himself will enter the ring against Ngannou on Saturday in Riyadh. This will be the first time that Ngannou has fought since leaving UFC in January, where he will begin competing in the Professional Fighters League starting in 2024.