Tyson Fury
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Luke Tyson Fury (b. ) is a British amateur boxer best known to win Bronze at the World Junior Championships 2006 in Agadir at super heavyweight.
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Fury whose father John Fury was a British heavyweight in the 90s who fought (and lost to) Henry Akinwande was named in tribute to the infamous Iron Mike.
He started boxing in 2002, stands 6ft 6in tall and weighs more than 18st.
At the World Championships 2006 in Agadir he lost to Uzbek Sardor Abdullayev 31:36.
In England he participated in the senior national championships 2006 but was easily beaten by David Price (boxer).
In May 2007 he won the so-called EU junior championship and lost to Maxim Babanin in the final of the European Championships. He is ranked #3 in the world (juniors) behind the Russians Maxim Babanin and Andrey Volkov.
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