Boxing

Tyson Fury's nephew Shane Fury Jr wins European U15 gold

Shane Fury Jr, Tyson Fury's nephew, won 70kg gold for England at the Under-15 European Championships in Trabzon, Turkey. He beat Azerbaijan's Sarkhan Hakverdiyev by split decision in the final.

Fury received a bye into the quarter-finals, where he beat Ukraine's Bohdan Moroz by split decision, before defeating Moldova's Dan Florea unanimously in the semi-finals. Tyson Fury said on social media that his nephew had won gold at his first international tournament.

Lola Hatton, daughter of Matthew Hatton and niece of former world champion Ricky Hatton, took 60kg bronze after a split-decision semi-final defeat by Russia's Kristina Okhlopkova. Solomon Dubois, younger brother of Daniel and Caroline Dubois, won 60kg silver after losing 4-1 to Russia's Mikhail Novikov in the final. Dubois had won his first two bouts unanimously before beating Azerbaijan's Sunay Azimov 4-1 in the semi-finals.

  • England selected 14 boxers for the Under-15 European Championships, comprising nine boys and five girls who had recently joined its Performance Pathway.
  • When selected for the Under-15 European Championships, Shane Fury Jr was listed as a boxer from Jimmy Egan's in the North West region.