Darren Till has hit back at Tommy Fury for claiming their fight is off over a rules dispute.
Fury is set to face former MMA fighter Till at the Co-op live in Manchester on January 18.
However, on Friday, the 25-year-old took to social media to announce that the fight is off.
The pair were supposed to meet in an eight-round cruiserweight contest over eight rounds, but Fury, the younger brother of former heavyweight champion, Tyson claimed the bout was off due to comments from Till in the first press conference where he claimed he would revert to MMA tactics if the fight wasn’t going his way.
“I can’t believe I am writing this but I am now not fighting Darren Till on January 18, 2025,” Fury posted on his Instagram story.
“For the one simple reason being that Darren has stated over and over that he does not want to abide by professional boxing rules and that if he is losing the fight he will resort to kicking and other stupid MMA tactics.
“I am a professional boxer, I have been out of the ring for over a year and I wanted this to be a great BOXING fight for the fans.
“I have wasted weeks in training camp.
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“We are working hard to get a new opponent and date.
“I promise to get a better opponent and better fight for you guys.
“Good news around the corner.”
Till though denied that he would resort to MMA rules, venting his frustrations in a video posted on his social media in response.
“I’ve just been shown that Tommy Fury has put up a f***ing post saying that he’s not fighting me, because I’ve threatened to kick him in the head.
“I said I’d kick him in the head at the press conference as a mental warfare tactic and since then I haven’t said anything else.
“I’ve been hard at work in the gym preparing for this boxing match with him on January 18.
“I said to everyone that Tommy was going to pull out regardless of anything.
“I f***ing knew it since the press conference, so now it’s confirmed what I said.
“He’s a s***house. Family are s***houses and now Tommy’s not fighting.
“I’ve been hard at work boxing for two years.
“I haven’t thrown a kick in two years. I threw one kick on a video as a mental warfare tactic.
“Never in a million years would I throw a headkick in a fight that is only boxing rules, I stick to the rules, I’ve always abided by the rules throughout my whole career.”
Fury’s team declined to comment when asked by proboxing-fans.com.
