Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
Heavyweight fighter in the frame for reality show
Unbeaten WBC title contender Tyson Fury is pondering
following heavyweight rival David Haye into reality television after being
offered the chance to appear on Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother series in
January.
The 24 year-old, who fights on the channel regularly through
his promoter Mick Hennessy, could now line-up with a host of other famous faces
to share the Big Brother house over three weeks, starting next month.
“When I spoke to Tyson he liked the idea of appearing on the
show,” Fury’s trainer and uncle Peter told World Boxing News.
“Not only is he going to be heavyweight champion of the
world in the ring, but out of it also. He is the only heavyweight around that
has a personality.”
6ft 9ins Fury, who boasts a 20-0 record, is currently recognised as one of the best fighter’s in
his division and is on the verge of sealing a world title fight with a bout in
New York on St. Patrick’s Day 2013.
A decent run on the show would widen his appeal with the
public at large, as it did for former WBA champion David Haye, who recently came
third on ITV’s I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here!
Former TV presenter and comic Justin Lee Collins has also
been rumoured to be one of the contestants in the frame to appear on the next series, along with
music superstar Meatloaf and X-Factor reject Rylan Clarke.