Soccer Aid is back with a fresh line-up of celebrities and former footballers for its twelfth edition.
24.05.2023 - 14:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Tyson Fury is reportedly in talks to fight Australian heavyweight Demsey McKean as his next opponent.
The Gypsy King was last in action against Derek Chisora in December, securing a 10th-round TKO victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Fury has had plenty of back-and-forths with Oleksandr Usyk over a possible unification fight but looks to be heading in a different direction as he searches for his next bout.
The 34-year-old has travelled to Australia with Joseph Parker for his training partner's fight with Faiga Opelu. However, Fury could soon be returning to Australia after it was reported that the WBC champion is in talks to fight Demsey McKean.
Here’s all you need to know about the undefeated southpaw:
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The 32-year-old from Queensland has 14 stoppage wins in his 22-0 record but began his combat sports career after watching a UFC event as a teenager. McKean started out competing in MMA, making his professional debut as a 19-year-old and gaining a 2-1 record by the end of 2010.
The southpaw made his boxing bow in 2014 and two years later he defeated UFC contender Tai Tuivasa in the final of an eight-man tournament for the Frank Bianco Cup.
McKean won the Australian national heavyweight title in 2017 with a TKO victory over Willie Nasio after becoming interim champ earlier that year. However, he was then sidelined for 12 months after sustaining a ligament injury to his left knuckle.
In 2019 he entered the WBO rankings after stopping Patrick Eneanya in the sixth round, despite being hospitalised on the day of the fight. Plans to fight former title contender Lucas Browne fell through but McKean did win both the WBO Asia Pacific
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