Tommy’s turn in limelight

TOMMY FURY says he doesn’t feel the pressure of following in big brother Tyson’s footsteps.

The younger sibling of the former world heavyweight champion makes his professional debut next weekend on the undercard of Josh Warrington’s IBF featherweight title defence against Carl Frampton in Manchester.

Fury, 19, only had 12 amateur fights but his surname ensures the spotlight will be on him, whatever he does.

“I look up to Tyson, he has helped me a lot but I won’t feel the pressure of being associated to him,” said the light-heavyweight hopeful.

Family

Fury junior looks more like a model than someone about to make their professional boxing debut.

“It was a toss-up between modelling, body building or boxing,” he said laughing.

“But the fighting man comes out of you. It was always going to be boxing from this family.”

He started training at just eight and would travel to the gym in Wythenshawe, south Manchester, with Tyson and his other brothers.

He grew up doing light sparring with his elder siblings, although they would go easy on him as he was more than 10 years younger.

“I remember them times even now because that is when I learned my craft,” he said. “That was when I learned what boxing was about.”

Now he is preparing to step into the paid ranks under the tutelage of one of Britain’s best ever world champions, Ricky Hatton.

The chance to be trained by Hatton came through his brother, who was using his gym to prepare for his comeback earlier this year.

Hatton liked what he saw from the younger Fury and took him on.

The light-heavyweight prospect revealed he grew up watching Hatton fight the very best.

Giant

“He was one of my idols so as soon as I got the opportunity to train with him it was a no brainer,” Fury added.

“Not many people get the chance to be trained by the guy they looked up to.”

Not many have to follow in the giant footsteps of a world heavyweight champion either.