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    Roman Fury is the FIFTH in his family to fight on Channel 5 – Tyson went on to stardom but what happened to the rest?

    ROMAN FURY became the FIFTH in his family to shine on Channel 5 on Friday night. The cruiserweight – who had no amateur background – went 3-0 with a brutal knockout of Bradley Davies.
    Roman Fury knocked out Bradley Davies on Channel 5Credit: Alamy
    And it would have been seen by masses as it featured on free-to-air TV on Channel 5.
    The station has been somewhat of a happy hunting ground for the Fury family.
    After all, it is where superstar Tyson made his name.
    The current WBC heavyweight world champion had several fights on Channel 5 in his early days when signed to Mick Hennessy.
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    In 2011, he beat Derek Chisora over 12 rounds for the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles.
    It was considered an upset at the time and a massive THREE MILLION viewers tuned in.
    Fury’s later wins against Nicolai Firtha, Neven Pajkic, Martin Rogan, Vinny Maddalone, Kevin Johnson and Steve Cunningham were also on Channel 5.
    Some of 35-year-old Tyson’s relatives also fought on his undercards on the terrestrial TV channel.
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    Derek Chisora and Tyson Fury’s 2011 fight was viewed by 3m people on Channel 5Credit: Getty Images – Getty
    Cousin Phil boxed on the night of Tyson’s 2011 win over Chisora, losing on the undercard to Lee Noble.
    He retired in 2012 at 13-3, winning his last three bouts.
    Tyson’s brother Young Hughie’s last fight against Imantas Davidaitis, which he won over four rounds, was aired on Channel 5.
    He also retired from boxing in 2015 at 6-1 but remains a part of Tyson’s team.
    Cousin Hughie – like the Gypsy King – made early strides on the channel while signed with Hennessy.
    His 2018 KO against Sam Sexton garnered a huge 2.9m viewers.
    Hughie has not fought since his October 2021 stoppage of Christian Hammer amid a health battle.
    The only big name from the family not to be on the platform is Tommy, who shot to mainstream fame in 2019 on reality TV show Love Island.
    Tommy, 24, boxed exclusively on BT Sports under Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren.
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    That included a pay-per-view fight against YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul, 26, which he won on points with over 800,000 buys.
    But after leaving Warren, Tommy beat Paul’s arch enemy KSI in DAZN PPV bout, which organisers say sold 1.3m buys.
    Phill Fury, left, was beaten by the late Lee Noble on Channel 5Credit: Getty
    Young Fury beat Jindrich Velecky on Channel 5Credit: Getty
    Hughie Fury’s 2018 KO against Sam Sexton garnered a huge 2.9m Channel 5 viewersCredit: PA:Press Association More

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    Eddie Hearn claims Kell Brook and Dominic Ingle dropped him over money as Matchroom boss hits back

    EDDIE HEARN has accused Kell Brook of axing him and trainer Dominic Ingle for financial reasons.
    The Sheffield welterweight, 32, cut his long-time promoter and coach out of a £2million deal to fight WBO champion Terence Crawford on November 14.

    Kell Brook’s social media followers have been taking potshots at Eddie Hearn following the spat between the pairCredit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd

    Brook blamed Hearn for Sky Sports turning their back on him and accused the Matchroom boss of being too busy promoting his new book to work on his fight.
    Hearn tried to bite his tongue but Brook’s fans piled in on social media — and now the Essex matchmaker has hit back.
    He said: “I’ve done a lot with Kell and I thought I was going to rise above it.
    “But then I started getting people on Twitter saying, ‘It’s bang out of order what you’ve done to Kell Brook’.

    “I have so many problems on my plate right now getting fights for people who are with me and I thought, you know what, I’m going to let you know the truth.
    “It wasn’t like they came to me and said, ‘Let’s work a deal’.
    “They were whoring themselves to everyone else first. They tried BT, ITV, Channel 5, DAZN . . . I think they tried everybody and got turned down.
    “And then they came to me asking for money!”

    Kell Brook (right) was one of Eddie Hearn’s earliest signings and has consistently boxed on Sky in the pastCredit: PA:Press Association
    Brook, along with Darren Barker and Carl Froch, was one of Hearn’s earliest signings.
     The promoter always defended his former charge over the ill- discipline that regularly left him struggling to make the 10st 7lb welterweight limit.

    People are accusing me of hanging him out to dry — but he’s making £2m to fight Crawford and just didn’t want to pay me
    Eddie Hearn

    He said: “What was so  disheartening for me was when he questioned my loyalty. I went way above and beyond trying to help Kell.
    “I flew to Fuerteventura when he was in hospital after getting stabbed (right), sorting out all his  medical insurance, lots of things.
    “We’ve had some good times and it’s sad really.
    “I feel really sorry for Dominic Ingle also because he has done everything for him from day one and they have got a big cash fight and got rid of him for it.

    Eddie Hearn says he is ‘gutted’ his relationship with Kell Brook has deteriorated Credit: LAWRENCE LUSTIG
    “I don’t think he wasted too much time chasing the Amir Khan fight, I think he wasted too much time away from the gym.
    “Lots of times I had to drive up to Sheffield to help keep him on track.
    “But now people are accusing me of hanging him out to dry — but he’s making £2m to fight Crawford and just didn’t want to pay me. That’s all.”
    Hearn seems genuinely gutted his relationship with Brook has gone down the pan.
    But he wished him the best against Crawford, despite worries about lack of a proper game-plan.

    Hearn added: “What I will say is, he is on weight. He’s trained hard and he’s fit, but you can’t just be fit to fight Crawford.
    “You have to have a game-plan.
    “Kell saying, ‘I’ve got one, I’ve been watching Tyson Fury beat Deontay Wilder’ isn’t going to cut it”.

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