A look into the life and career of Roman Fury
ROMAN Fury has followed in his family’s footsteps and is on his way to becoming a household name within the boxing world.
But who is he and how is he related to Tyson Fury? From Fury’s famous pedigree to Roman’s professional boxing record, here’s everything you need to know.
Who is Roman Fury?
Roman Fury, born November 3, 1996, is a professional boxer who turned professional in 2020, becoming the ninth member of the Fury family to take up boxing.
He is the brother of fellow boxing legend Tyson and Love Island star Tommy Fury – with Roman once traveling to the villa with mum Chantal during the 2019 series.
Roman is Tommy’s full brother, both born to father John and mother Chantal – while mother Amber raised half-brother Tyson.
He is described by Tyson as “an aspiring cruiserweight champion of the future.”
In addition to Tyson and Tommy, cousins Hughie Fury and Nathan Gorman are also boxers.
Dad John also has experience in the squared circle: he took part in 13 fights and won eight.
His uncle Peter Fury also enjoyed a foray into the ring, while Hosea Burton and Andy Lee, who are also cousins of Tyson, are also boxers.
When it’s time for me to put on the gloves, that’s it.
Roman rage
Before entering the world of boxing, Roman was destined to become a rugby league player, but he changed sports after training with Tommy – which helped him get out of a rut when he lost his job during lockdown.
Roman explained: ‘I used to be six stone heavier than what I am now. I was 20 stone, a real mess.
“Lockdown happened, I had no job, I was eating rubbish, playing on Xbox and I had no life at all.
“Tommy invited me to come and train with him, I had a few sessions and I started getting into it.
“I trained more and more until I went from training twice a week to six times a week and the pounds came off, my confidence grew.
“It’s not just a physical thing, it’s a mental thing too. It has completely changed my life.”
Discussing Roman’s rising career, talent agent and PR expert Carla Speight told The Sun: “Roman has a lot of work to do to catch up with his brothers, but if he plays his cards right he could eventually have a lucrative career outside of boxing to have. .
“Knocking someone out changed his career path. He has gone from not just another Fury fighter to an important one.
“His sponsorship opportunities will increase, especially if Tommy and Tyson support him.
“Watching videos of him, he doesn’t look at the camera much and seems quite shy, but if he can show more of his personality he will absolutely fly.
“He could easily follow Tommy on reality TV and would be a great choice for something like Big Brother or I’m a Celebrity.”
What is Roman Fury’s professional boxing record?
Roman’s first fight took place in October 2022 in Doncaster, when he defeated Ryan Hibbert over four rounds.
He had no amateur experience prior to the fight and said he had “just messed with the pads”.
After his win, brother Tyson said: ‘I’m very impressed. Roman has never fought before, amateur or professional, and from what I saw tonight, I really like what I saw.
Roman’s second fight was at York Hall in June 2023, when he defeated Erik Nazaryan on points.
Following this, he picked up his first stoppage by knocking out Bradley Davies in the third round on the undercard of Harlem Eubank versus Timo Schwarzkopf in his third professional fight, taking his record to 3-0-0.
Roman said afterwards: “Of course there was pressure with the surname.
“When it’s time for me to put on the gloves, I have to get to work.”
Roman will return to the ring once again in March 2024 when he is on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s huge clash against Francis Ngannou.
It will be his fourth professional fight and he will look to maintain his 100 percent record against Martin Svarc.