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    Molly-Mae reveals she ‘let herself down’ at Tommy Fury vs KSI and considers BANNING herself from future fights

    MOLLY-MAE HAGUE feels she let herself down watching Tommy Fury beat KSI – and will consider banning herself from watching future fights. The social media influencer was a nervous wreck as her fiance edged past YouTuber-turned boxer KSI in Manchester.
    Molly-Mae Hague after Tommy Fury beat KSICredit: PA
    Molly-Mae struggled to watch the fightCredit: INSTAGRAM
    But Molly-Mae admitted she watched none of the bout itself as she stared at the ground in distress.
    She said in a vlog: “I more than anything slightly embarrassed myself as Tommy’s support system at the fight because honestly my head was on the ground the whole entire fight. 
    “I physically could not lift up my chin to look at the ring and watch the fight. I don’t know what happens to me in those situations. 
    “When I was younger I used to compete in competitive sports – I quit all of them – because I hate that like competition feeling I hated that environment it used to give me anxiety. I didn’t like the feeling of like being in competition with anyone.
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    “It’s just typical that my fiance is a boxer and I’m now like plummeted with no choice back into that lifestyle. 
    “I wouldn’t change it for the world because I know it makes him so happy and I’ve been over this quite a few times now but I just find it quite hard.”
    Molly-Mae stayed strong up until the first bell rang as emotions took over.
    She said: “I feel like I kind of let myself down.
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    “I really wanted to be like a strong support system for him on Saturday and I felt like I was just up until the point of the actual fight…
    “Honestly guys, I was a mess, a literal mess. I couldn’t eat, couldn’t speak, literally felt like I was going to faint, be sick. 
    “I don’t know why I get so nervous and it wasn’t like the actual fight. I think it’s just feeling the pressure of being his support system and being the one that truly knows how he feels and knows him inside out. I don’t know what’s going on with this it’s just a mad feeling.”
    Fury, 24, moved out of the £3.5million mansion he shares with Molly-Mae, also 24, and their baby daughter Bambi in Chesire.
    And he is now considering his options having beaten social media sensations KSI, 30, and Jake Paul, 26, within the same year.
    But KSI has now launched an appeal following his loss which proved to be controversial.

    As a rematch remains in the pipeline, Molly-Mae will have to prepare for another nerve-wracking fight night.
    She said: “I’ll be honest though it’s probably the last time I will ever go to a fight – I say that – it won’t be because I will drag myself there like I did with this one.”
    Tommy Fury beat KSI on pointsCredit: Alamy More

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    Eddie Hearn ‘reveals’ staggering Tommy Fury earnings for YouTube fights despite Love Island star being ‘terrible’

    EDDIE HEARN claimed Tommy Fury is earning millions to fight YouTube stars – despite being “terrible.” Fury, 24, beat social media sensation-turned boxer Jake Paul, 26, in their Saudi Arabia grudge match in February.
    Tommy Fury beat KSI on points to take home another bumper pay packetCredit: Reuters
    And following the tight split-decision win, he was challenged by Paul’s bitter enemy KSI, 30.
    Again Fury walked away with a razor thin victory on the scorecards – and, according to Hearn, another healthy payday in the process.
    Speaking on The Overlap, he said: “Tommy is a professional boxer, but he’s terrible. He’s absolutely swam the channel.
    “He’s gone from making £40,000/£50,000 per fight to making £4million/£5m to fight a YouTuber.”
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    Fury – now 10-0 as a professional – shot to mainstream fame after meeting now fiancee Molly-Mae Hague on Love Island.
    It has seen him break into the new wave of celebrity influencers fighting which brings in millions of viewers and pounds.
    And Hearn defended the crossover clashes amid ridicule from boxing purists – having called Fury “terrible” just days after his KSI victory.
    He said: “The ones that understand the bigger picture and the marketing side of sport get it. 
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    “But, a lot of them are very unhappy about it. They feel like it’s very unfair.
    “They’re saying ‘I’ve worked my entire life, I’ve been boxing since I was six’. But, as far as I am concerned, I don’t care. Tough s*** really. 
    “It doesn’t work like that. This guy has built his profile, his business and his following to a point where he has earnt to right to do whatever he wants. 
    “I don’t agree with the whole, it’s not fair, it’s taking opportunities away from boxers. I like to say, put it over there.
    “It’s an entertainment format and we are keeping the sport great over here.”
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    Eddie Hearn tears into ‘terrible’ Tommy Fury as Love Island star licks wounds following snoozefest with KSI

    EDDIE HEARN has branded Tommy Fury a “terrible fighter” following his snoozefest with KSI.Former Love Islander Fury locked horns with the YouTuber-turned-influencer-boxer in a Misfits Manchester melee last Saturday.
    Tommy Fury locked horns with KSI on Saturday nightCredit: GETTY
    The former Love Island star laboured to a points victory over the YouTuberCredit: GETTY
    Eddie Hearn reckons Fury is a “TERRIBLE” boxerCredit: STICK TO FOOTBALL PODCAST
    Professional boxer Fury – the brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson – put himself under immense pressure to stop KSI in the weeks leading up to the bout.
    But the 24-year-old failed to deliver in what proved to be a clinch-athon of a fight, which will have done incredibly little to change Matchroom Boxing chief Hearn’s opinion of his skills.
    During an appearance on the Stick to Football podcast, Hearn said of Fury: “Yes, he’s a professional boxer, but he’s terrible.
    “He’s absolutely swam the channel.
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    “He’s gone from making, I don’t know, £50,000 a fight to making £4/£5m to fight a YouTuber.”
    Hearn’s broadcast partners DAZN have embraced the controversial influencer boxing world, much to the annoyance of boxing purists.
    But he insists it won’t overtake traditional boxing – despite its immense popularity among Gen Zers.
    He said: “I think it’s a threat – anything that is going to deliver numbers.
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    “You have to remember that the people that make boxing grow as a sport are the broadcasters.
    “As long as there is investment from the broadcasters, the sport will continue to flourish.
    “Then there is something else that brings numbers, and any broadcasters that look at it, they don’t really care much or as passionately about the sport as us – they just care about the numbers.
    “I don’t think it’s dangerous because I don’t think they are dangerous enough.”
    Fury was far from impressed with his performance but said in his post-fight interview: “I fought my absolute heart out and that’s all you can do.
    “I said from day one there will never be another Tyson Fury I’m just trying to be the best Tommy Fury that I can be.”
    A frustrated KSI – real name Olijade Olatunji – fumed at the result and took aim at Fury in his interview.
    He said: “Robbery, it’s a robbery. You weren’t landing, look at your face. Look at you.
    “I’m the YouTuber and you’re the boxer, you have to win.”
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    Laura Woods breaks silence on Adam Collard and reveals what she accidentally posted about him – but quickly deleted

    LAURA Woods has finally broken her silence on her relationship with Adam Collard – after accidentally posting snaps of them together.The stunning sports presenter deleted the video of her Love Island hunk Adam within minutes.
    Laura Woods with her new boyfriend Adam CollardCredit: The Mega Agency
    The sports presenter has opened up about sharing the romance onlineCredit: Instagram @laurawoodsy
    She had attempted to share the sweet post with her close friends – but instead uploaded it publicly.
    Now Laura’s admitted sharing her romance on social media “fills her with dread”.
    Speaking on Aimee Fuller’s Monday Mile podcast, Laura said: “I am really private… I only show you what I’m comfortable showing you – I like to keep it like that as much as possible.
    “So, I made a slight error, you know when you upload something to your main feed that’s meant to be like close friends? 
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    “I didn’t even know I could do that to be fair, but I did, and let me tell you how much that turns me inside out, for people to see anything private about me and a relationship, is basically what it is.
    “For anyone to see that part of me fills me with dread. It sounds like it’s a bad thing but only because I associate social media and relationships in a bad way. I’m almost nothing good can come from sharing.
    “Maybe I’ve learned, maybe it’s something historic, I’ve never thought it was a good idea to share them.”
    Adam, 27, and Laura, 36, were first linked to each other back in September when The Sun revealed that they had enjoyed a string of dates.
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    Last week they were spotted on a romantic dog walk in London.
    The two held hands as Adam put his arm around casually-dressed Laura.
    It’s after Laura posted her own snaps with VERY intimate pictures of Adam in bed and on the sofa.
    The Sun revealed Laura is Adam’s “dream girl” and they’re “smitten” with each other. More

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    Tommy Fury celebrates KSI win with pizza as he keeps promise after £300 cheesecake binge that followed Jake Paul fight

    TOMMY FURY tucked into a huge pizza after his controversial victory over KSI on Saturday in what some say involved a huge slice of luck.And that proves that the Love Islander is sticking to his word and planning to “cram as much c**p” into his body before he prepares for his next bout.
    Tommy Fury defeated YouTuber KSI on Saturday to stretch his record to 10-0Credit: Reuters
    He celebrated by tucking into a huge pizza and shared his victory meal on InstagramCredit: Instagram @tommyfury
    Fury, 24, claimed a majority decision win over the YouTuber on Saturday after Logan Paul’s explosive victory over Dillon Danis.
    However, it emerged afterwards that there was an error with the judges scores that read 57-56, 57-56 and 57-57.
    The one official that adjudged the six-rounder to be a draw, Rafael James, failed to add up his scores correctly.
    But now that has been rectified so all three scores read 57-56 in Fury’s favour and it means that the Love Island star is the winner by UNANIMOUS decision.
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    That comes on the back of Fury’s victory over Jake Paul back in February – where he weighed 184.5lb (13st 1lb) the night before his split-decision win in Saudi Arabia.
    This time he went into his latest bout at the slimmer weight of 182.6lbs – despite gaining THREE STONE after binging on £300 worth of cheesecake plus pizzas and burgers following that triumph eight months ago.
    Fury, who is dating fellow Love Islander Molly-Mae Hague and who welcomed baby Bambi Fury into the world this year, would reveal in the summer that his weight ballooned to over 16 STONE.
    He explained that after restricting himself to a diet during his training camp, he makes up for lost time after the bout.
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    Fury said: “My logic — and it’s terrible – is that between fights I try to cram as much c**p as I can into my body so that when I have to get back in shape I’m sick of junk food.”
    And he certainly did that this weekend as he shared a photo of what appeared to be two chicken, mushroom and sweetcorn pizzas on Instagram before tucking into them.
    He captioned the snap with: “Been dreaming of you.”
    KSI, 30, has called for a rematch and intends to appeal the result, claiming he was “robbed” but Fury, who is now 10-0, appears to have no intention of facing the YouTuber again after promising he is done with crossover boxing.
    He told DAZN: “He goes his way I go mine. I’m done with all this s***. All this crossover s***.
    “I’m not part of that, I’m here to fight and we go on to the next challenge now.”
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    Tommy Fury’s fiancée Molly-Mae breaks silence on KSI fight after she steps out to support him with pal Maura Higgins

    MOLLY-MAE Hague share loved-up snaps with Tommy Fury and told fans “no one is prouder of you than me” after his epic win against KSI last night.Love Island star and boxer Tommy beat YouTube personality KSI on points in their widely anticipated fight in Manchester on Saturday.
    Molly-Mae Hague shared snaps with Tommy Fury after his epic win against KSI
    He came home to celebratory balloons and cuddles from baby Bambi
    Molly posted sweet pohtos of them in bed today
    After the 24-year-old triumphed the influencer proudly stood for a photo with her other half.
    Molly wowed in a clingy black dress and cropped blazer jacket while Tommy had changed into a tracksuit, sporting a glimmer of sweat on his brow.
    Molly, 24, penned: “No one is prouder of you than me.”
    Tommy recently defeated Jake Paul in Saudi Arabia in February and his win over KSI extends his record to 10-0 as a professional.
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    His proud fiancée watched on at ringside as Tommy landed several eye-catching blows.
    Before the fight, she posted to Instagram saying “Let’s go baby!!!”.
    Their Love Island pal Maura Higgins almost stole the show when she turned up to the Misfits Boxing event in a very risque outfit.
    The social media star appeared on the same Love Island series as Molly and headline star Tommy.
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    The influencer no doubt turned plenty of heads at the AO Arena after turning up wearing a black dress with a completely see-through torso, save for a pair of strategically placed poppies.
    Despite having tried to seduce Fury on Love Island, Maura now thinks of him “like a brother”.
    Appearing on the Chicks in the Office podcast earlier this year, she revealed: “I look at Tommy like a brother, and he looks at me like a sister.
    “You just can’t even think about it, even when you see a comment and it’s like – shudders.
    “It’s like a brother-sister relationship now.”
    She added about Tommy and Molly’s upcoming wedding: “Yeah, I’m just so incredibly happy for them. I can’t f***ing wait for the big day.”
    Maura Higgins almost stole the show in an eye-catching dressCredit: Getty
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    Did Tommy Fury date Maura Higgins?

    TOMMY FURY takes on KSI tonight in the fight of his life – and he has some close pals in attendance. Fury and KSI have been on a collision course for months, and they’re finally set to square off in the ring a little later this evening.
    Tommy Fury, Maura Higgins and Molly-Mae Hague were all on Love Island togetherCredit: Splash
    Maura Higgins attends the black carpet arrivals at KSI vs FuryCredit: Getty
    And Fury has plenty of people in attendance at the AO Arena supporting him tonight, including his brother Tyson.
    But fellow Love Islander Maura Higgins has also turned out in support for Tommy, wowing fans with her risque dress.
    Fury’s fiancee Molly-Mae Hague is also expected to be in attendance, and is close friends with Higgins herself.
    TNT will be hoping he can put on the performance of his life in front of his loved ones tonight.
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    Did Tommy Fury ever date Maura Higgins?
    Fury and Higgins met on the fifth season of Love Island in 2019 and hit it off immediately.
    Maura came in as a bombshell and made a beeline for Fury on the very first night.
    The pair flirted on a date while Molly-Mae, who was coupled up with Fury at the time, had to watch on.
    Higgins eventually tried to plant a kiss on Fury’s lips, but to no avail, with the Manchester boxer choosing to stay loyal to Molly-Mae.
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    In the end, Fury stuck with Molly and chose to keep his relationship with Maura platonic, and the pair have NEVER dated.
    Molly-Mae and Maura are now good friends and the latter even watched Fury’s win over Jake Paul at the former’s house.
    The pair are likely to be sat next to each other tonight at KSI vs Fury.
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    Maura Higgins stuns in very risque dress as she cheers on fellow Love Island star Tommy Fury in huge KSI boxing fight

    MAURA HIGGINS turned up to tonight’s Misfits Boxing event in a risque outfit.The social media star appeared on the same Love Island series as Tommy Fury.
    Maura Higgins made quite an entranceCredit: Zenpix
    The former Love Island star wore a glamorous outfitCredit: Zenpix
    Maura dazzled as she entered the arenaCredit: Getty
    She is in Manchester tonight, no doubt to cheer Fury on in his main event bout with KSI.
    Maura, 32, took a shine to Fury during their Love Island stint.
    But the 24-year-old stayed loyal to Molly-Mae Hague, who remains his partner to this day.
    The influencer is bound to turn heads at AO Arena with her outfit this evening.
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    Maura turned up to the Misfits Boxing event wearing a black dress with a completely see-through torso, save for a pair of strategically placed poppies.
    Fury and Molly-Mae welcomed their first child, a daughter named Bambi, in January this year.
    They have since gotten engaged, with Maura excited for the wedding.
    Despite having tried to seduce Fury on Love Island, Maura now thinks of him “like a brother”.
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    Maura tried to seduce Tommy Fury on Love Island
    Maura now sees Tommy as ‘like a brother’Credit: Rex
    Appearing on the Chicks in the Office podcast earlier this year, she revealed: “I look at Tommy like a brother, and he looks at me like a sister.
    “You just can’t even think about it, even when you see a comment and it’s like – shudders.
    “It’s like a brother-sister relationship now. Yeah, I’m just so incredibly happy for them. I can’t f***ing wait for the big day.
    “Honestly it will be the most perfect, beautiful wedding of all time and I just can’t wait.”
    Also in attendance at the event were British models Jourdan Dunn and Leomie Anderson.
    While former Love Island star Olivia Hawkins made an appearance.
    Jourdan Dunn was in attendance at the eventCredit: Getty
    British model Leomie Anderson stuns in ManchesterCredit: Getty
    Love Island star Olivia Hawkins made an appearanceCredit: Zenpix More