Tommy Fury’s promise to brother Tyson before Soccer Aid match

The 26-year-old made quite the name for himself ahead of last year’s Soccer Aid match at Stamford Bridge after revealing a brutal promise

Tommy Fury jokingly promised to break boxing promoter Eddie Hearn‘s legs ahead of last year’s Soccer Aid charity match.

The undefeated professional boxer swapped his gloves for boots last year to represent the Rest of the World XI in the charity football game at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge. After revealing that he had been preparing for the match, needless to say that he did not live up to the hype.

Fury, 26, did not look comfortable on the pitch and had his fair share of blunders during his second-half cameo. At one point, ‘TNT’ completely missed the ball after attempting to smash it up the pitch. It did not get much better for the Brit. His most embarrassing moment came when he took an underarm throw-in – which prompted World XI coaches Mauricio Pochettino and Robbie Keane to burst into hysterics in the dugout.

On the opposing team was boxing promoter Hearn – who acted as a target man throughout his cameo. Ahead of the match, Fury had vowed to slide tackle the 46-year-old. “If I see him (Hearn), I am going to slide tackle him. I will put putting him out of business… he will be making no more big deals for a while.”

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He later added:“Training’s been going amazingly, the World team is in great form and in good spirits. There’s always nerves and anxiety but I think we’ve got another win in the bag. I’ll probably slide tackle Eddie Hearn for Tyson! If I get a goal I’ll be doing a celebration for Bambi. Molly will be there cheering me on but Bambi will be cheering for me in her dreams as her bedtime is 6:45pm.

“:The game will be really different to my boxing where all the pressure is on me to win, I’ve come to training and had a great time in the team. Everyone’s here having fun and it’s for a great cause, it’s probably my favourite four days of the year.” In the end, thankfully, there were no major injuries on the pitch. Fury may have become a meme off the back of his Soccer Aid performance but at least it was all for a good cause.

The event raised over £15m for Children’s Investment Fund Foundation UNICEF. While ‘TNT’ won’t be making an appearance this year, his older brother Tyson will be. The former two-time heavyweight world champion is set to co-manage the England team alongside former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney.

“ENGLAND MANAGER! Who would ever have thought it!? I have had some big fights in my career and the prospect of leading my England team to victory this June fills me with just as much excitement as any heavyweight fight,” said Fury.

“Everyone knows that I am a huge Manchester United fan too, so it’s even more special for me that the game is at Old Trafford this year – and I get to manage one of my heroes, Wayne Rooney! How can we lose!? The work UNICEF does all around the world is so special and so important. I really hope that you can come along and support us this summer.”

This year’s Soccer Aid will take place on Sunday evening at Old Trafford – home of Manchester United – with England will be looking to retain their title. Fan favourites Jill Scott, Tom Grennan and Sir Mo Farah are joined by exciting new signings Fury, Joe Hart, Steph Houghton and former Italy international Leonardo Bonucci.