TOMMY FURY has been sparring “one of the best bare-knuckle fighters in the UK” ahead of his grudge match with Jake Paul.
The celebrity boxing rivals are training hard after announcing the latest rescheduling of the bout, on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
Bare-knuckle boxer Danny Christie with Tommy Fury
Jake Paul training ahead of his fight with Tommy Fury
Paul has set up shop in Dubai, just 700 miles away from the scene of the pay-per-fight fight in Riyadh.
Meanwhile, Fury has been training in Bolton at the Elite-boxing in Bolton, headed up by head coach Alex Matvienko.
And the gym welcomed in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship star Christie into their doors to spar.
A post on their Instagram read: “Busy busy morning loads sparring including one of the best Bareknuckle fighters in the UK @danny_tb_christie a well known fighter on the circuit.”
Fury, 23, is finally set to meet Paul, 26, in the ring, following two cancellations in the past.
He was forced to pull out in December 2021 due to a rib injury and then last August amid a US visa issue.
Fury revealed is enduring a gruelling grind in training said he even moved out of the £3.5million mansion he shares with Molly-Mae.
He told Sky Sports: “I’m a professional athlete, I’m a professional boxer.
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“My job is not to make little sly jokes and comments on Instagram and social media.
“I’m in a training camp. I’m in bed nine o’clock every single night, I’m up 4.30/5am running. Solely focussed on this man.
“One man is flying around the globe, coming here to do media stuff, going here, there and everywhere and you’ve got one man that’s living in a hellhole.
“I’ve moved out of my own house, I’m living in a little apartment, I’ve gone back to the dog mindset.
“And that’s what’s going to get me through this fight, he’s not working as hard as I am, I’m putting the work in.
“I’m not just putting the work in when the camera’s in front of me. All the cameras are off when I’m working.
“I don’t need people to stand around me and say, ‘You’re doing well, keep going.’
“It’s already tunnel vision and nothing else is going to distract me. Nothing in this world could take away my focus right now.”
Jake Paul and Tommy Fury facing off for the first time
