Tommy Fury vs Eddie Hall fight LIVE: Start time, Misfits undercard and results
‘Britain’s Hardest Man’ WILL put his reputation on the line tonight after his boxing fight was reinstated.
Charlie Roberts – AKA Big Stacks – was due to fight Armz Korleone on the undercard of Tommy Fury’s crossover clash with Eddie Hall in Manchester this evening. But he was sucker-punched on Wednesday by rapper Jordan McCann who himself is taking on Ibiza Final Boss Jack Kay on the show.
Big Stacks was taken to hospital where he had stitches on his cut lip. He and Armz both attended Thursday’s press conference where he admitted he couldn’t wear a gumshield and that he was struggling to fight. He said: “I’ve been to hospital. I had to get the all clear. But yeah, I’m sweet. I’m still here. I took a little cheap shot but I firmed it like a boss. And I’m still here.”
Armz said he had heard the fight would go on but would only allow body shots. He said: “What’s this I hear that you want to pull out? You want to do body shot challenges. Are you silly? I’m hearing from my coaches that you want to do body shot challenges. Are you pulling out or not?”
Big Stacks responded: “I might not be able to. I don’t know if my jaw is alright. I might be able to body shot, yeah. You don’t know the injuries. Do you think I’m doing this on purpose? Do you think I took that bang on purpose? I’ve got to care about my health.” On Friday, it was confirmed the fight had been cancelled.
But Big Stacks rocked up to the weigh-in and although he didn’t step on the scales, he later spoke to Misfits boss Mams Taylor before confirming the fight was back on. “The fight is still on, I didn’t not want to fight,” he said. “I’m not p****ying, I’ve got what I wanted and me and Armz are going to get cracking. Forget about the face, the fight is still on. I don’t want to let anyone down, the fight is on and Armz is getting ironed out.”
It is understood the fight will only allow body shots in order to protect Big Stacks, but it is unclear what, if any, punishments would be dished out if either man instead punches his opponent’s head.
