TOMMY FURY got himself back in Jake Paul’s celebrity-fight crosshairs with a win on brother Tyson’s showdown with Dillian Whyte.
The 22-year-old Love Island hunk pulled out of a fight with the American social media sensation last year, limply blaming a chest infection.
But the former Disney child star needs a dance partner for this summer and Fury’s Wembley points win over Daniel Bocianski has got him back in contention.
All but one of Fury’s previous seven opponents had losing records so stepping up against a 10-1 rival looked impressive on paper.
And Fury had the Hollywood teeth, tan and diamante-studded shorts, leaving only his performance without sheen and sparkle.
Bocianski had only boxed three times in the previous five years and it showed in the opening round but novice Fury could not take advantage.
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In the second, Fury did hurt the Pole with a right hand but the wide underdog managed to recover.
And when he targeted the frail-looking visitor’s pale body he did show signs of improvement from training alongside his brother in Morecambe.
Fury had his prey buzzed and backpedalling in the third but he got cuffed around the ear and backed off to let Bocianski survive another stanza.
Fans had grown a little tired of the one-sided spar but, when big brother Tyson appeared on the giant screen, lying on a massage bed and dancing, there was another huge roar.
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Fury landed some of his best shots in the fourth and damaged Bocianski around both eyes but he still couldn’t get the viral-worthy KO he would have craved to taunt Paul with.
Every round that krept by was going to be used against him overnight when Paul took to YouTube to review his latest underwhelming performance.
Bocianksi was bruised and bleeding by the fifth and surviving on instinct.
And Fury finally scored a knockdown with 20 seconds of the round left with a rasping arrow of a right hand.
And the sixth and final round thankfully slipped by quickly with Fury raining down blows on the brave human punchbag before the bell rang and the referee scored it a 60-54 shutout.
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