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Martin Domin

Rare photos of Love Island's Tommy Fury sparring Tyson show stunning transformation

Tommy Fury might be turning up the heat in the Love Island villa this summer, but away from the limelight he is forging a career as a professional boxer.

And as the brother of former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury , he has never been short of sparring partners.

These photos from 2016 show the siblings in the ring - and Tommy looks very different to the man we have seen attempting to woo the ladies.

At just 17 years old, he is dwarfed by his elder brother in pictures taken just months after Tyson dethroned Wladimir Klitschko.

The pair are seen trading blows in the Fury's Bolton gym as their father John watches on - and in one photo Tommy is bent over the ropes, seemingly in pain.

Tommy is in the villa (ITV)
Tommy takes a left hand to the chin (Karen Priestley / SplashNews.com)

It is likely to be one of Tyson's last sparring sessions before his descent into depression during which he considered taking his own life.

And it would be almost three years until a bulked up Tommy would make his professional debut, beating journeyman Jevgenijs Andrejevs over four rounds last December.

Three months later he knocked out the winless Callum Ide before taking a career break to enter the popular reality TV show.

Tommy leans over the ropes in pain (Karen Priestley / SplashNews.com)
Tommy made his professional debut last year (Karen Priestley / SplashNews.com)

He has been a hit on the island - even if he did struggle to make first a peppermint tea and then an omelette for Molly-Mae.

Tommy was also selected by new girls Maura and Elma to cook for them when they entered the villa on Wednesday.

The ladies of Love Island were less than impressed when they were told two new girls were entering the villa - and that they had each picked three men for a dinner date.

Tommy is dwarfed by his elder brother (Karen Priestley / SplashNews.com)
Tommy on Love Island this summer (ITV)

Tommy was the favourite to be the top man before the show started but is now 8/1 with Curtis the 6/5 favourite.

Tyson, meanwhile, takes on Tom Schwarz in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

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