Tommy Fury accused of 'getting scared' with potential next fight cancelled

Tommy Fury has been criticised after reportedly pulling out of another fight - this time reportedly pulling out of a bout against Harley Benn, with the son of Nigel Benn and brother of Conor branding Fury a 'wasteman'.

He claims that the former Love Island star is scared to fight, having already pulled out of a fight against American YouTube star Jake Paul earlier this summer due to Visa issues. Talks had been ongoing to stage a bout on the undercard of Deji's proposed fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr in November.

However, this becomes the latest in a series of fights which the younger brother of Tyson Fury has pulled out of following the saga which unfolded with the fight against Paul. Fury is 8-0 so far in his career and it was thought that the fight against Benn (9-1) would have been an intriguing contest between two professionals at similar stages in their progression.

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Fury's withdrawal led to strong words from Benn, who criticised the 22-year-old on social media: "Hope you're all having a nice Sunday evening," Benn wrote on his Instagram story.

"Just a quick message to say Tommy Fury, you are a confirmed wasteman. That's the second time I've accepted putting on a stone-and-a-half to fight you (me going up to light-heavyweight) and the second time you've changed your mind and got scared. But we move, a good undefeated prospect confirmed for Dubai November 13."

Fury has not fought since his bout against Daniel Bocianski at Wembley on the undercard of Tyson's fight against Dillian Whyte and with this latest withdrawal his future in the world of professional boxing looks increasingly unclear.

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