I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here host Declan Donnelly hit out at 'YouTube' boxers after Tommy Fury "pulled out" of the programme.
The popular presenter was introducing former professional boxer Barry McGuigan as he hit out at stars such as Jake Paul and his brother Logan Paul, as well as KSI over their controversial foray into the boxing world. The dig comes just days after Jake attracted heavy criticism for stepping in the ring with 58-year-old retired boxer Mike Tyson when he is 27-years-old.
Dec said: "I cant believes he's doing the show... well it was either do this or fight a YouTuber." The comment also comes after professional fighter Tommy Fury dropped out of the show before announcing he is now scheduled to fight former UFC star Darren Till in January.
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James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Reality show fans were in a frenzy of excitement earlier this year when it was rumoured the 25-year-old Love Island contestant would be heading into the jungle after his explosive split from fiancé Molly-Mae Hague - with whom he shares a one-year-old daughter named Bambi. But excitement turned to disappointment when it was revealed that Tommy had rejected the offer to go into the jungle on the long-running ITV series.
At the time, it was suggested that Tommy would not take part in I'm A Celeb in order to prepare to fight a YouTube personality. But now it has been revealed that he has actually landed a gig in the ring against a verified fighter.
On Sunday, the official Misfits Boxing Instagram account revealed that Tommy had been booked to go up against professional mixed martial artist Darren Till, 31. They shared details of the fight, uploading a promotional poster revealing the fight will take place on 18 January at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.
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Getty Images)An accompanying caption revealed: "ALL ON THE LINE.Tommy Fury and Darren Till lock horns in a HUGE start to 2025 in Manchester. Who you backing? Watch live and exclusive worldwide on DAZN PPV." This means that the boxer who has always praised Love Island for giving him a platform, will be in training from the start of December, while I'm A Celebrity is still airing.
The announcement received a mixed response from fight fans - with one ridiculing Tommy to write: "He left I’m a celeb get me out of here for this ... fair he got out light as he prob be a poom poom with the challenges and that but on a real I don’t think anyone cares about this fight am I right lol."
Fans speculated that his opponent will come out on top, with one writing: "Darren till easily beats Tommy fury im afraid." Another typed: "Oooooof actually great fight." And a further fan wrote: "I’m backing the scouser Darren till for this fight."
I'm A Celebrity kicks off tonight at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX followed by I'm A Celebrity: Unpacked on ITV2 at 10:30pm after the main show.
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