Tyson Fury intends to 'call out' Ryan Reynolds at Morecambe v Wrexham game

Wednesday, 20 September 2023 07:37

By Greg Lambert @greglam72

World heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury says he'll be at the Morecambe v Wrexham football match to 'call out' the Welsh club's Hollywood actor owner Ryan Reynolds.

Fury made the remark on a 'Behind the Scenes' video released by his energy drink brand Furocity.

'The Gypsy King' was speaking during some down time at the London press conference to announce his fight with Francis Ngannou next month in Saudi Arabia.

The camera caught Tyson asking someone: "Are you going down to the Wrexham v Morecambe game?"

He was asked if he was going to attend and the boxer said: "Yeah. I'm going to call out Ryan Reynolds."

Wrexham are co-owned by the Deadpool film star Reynolds and TV actor Rob McElhenney.

Their 'Welcome to Wrexham' documentary series, charting the club's rise under their ownership, has been a major hit on Disney+.

WATCH Tyson say he's going to call out Ryan Reynolds on the FUROCITY by Tyson Fury video below.

WARNING - contains very strong language from the start.

This is where Reynolds has something in common with the WBC Heavyweight Champion, whose show 'At Home with the Furys' hit number one on rival global streaming channel Netflix after its release in August.

The documentary about Tyson and his family's life in Morecambe is the highest rated show ever screened on Netflix in the UK.

Wrexham gained promotion to League Two at the end of last season, when Morecambe were relegated from League One, meaning the clubs will play each other in the league twice this season.

Morecambe's trip to Wales is due on November 25, with the game at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium taking place on March 9.

Fury owns a gym at the Morecambe FC complex although he does not generally attend the Shrimps' games.

However he may make an exception due to the huge publicity that's bound to be generated by a confrontation with Reynolds, who has been voted the World's Sexiest Man and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017.

Tyson, who has lived in Morecambe for well over a decade, is currently in training for his cross-over fight with former UFC Heavyweight Champion cage-fighter Ngannou.

Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou size each other up at Thursday's press conference