'It's Fury DNA!' - Tyson's nephew wins European Championship gold

Key points

• Shane Fury Jr, nephew of Tyson Fury, won gold in the 70kg category at the Under-15 European Championships in Trabzon, Turkey.
• Tyson Fury praised his nephew on social media, calling him a European champion who deserves the win.
• Relatives of Daniel Dubois and Ricky Hatton also competed, with Lola Hatton taking bronze and Solomon Dubois winning silver.

Shane Fury Jr, the nephew of heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury, won a gold medal at the Under-15 European Championships in Trabzon, Turkey. He represented England Boxing in the 70kg category.

Fury Jr entered the tournament with a bye into the quarter-finals. He then beat Ukraine's Bohdan Moroz by split decision and Moldova's Dan Florea by unanimous decision to reach the final, where he defeated Azerbaijan's Sarkhan Hakverdiyev via split decision to claim gold.

What Tyson Fury said

Tyson Fury, known as the Gypsy King, praised his nephew in a social media message. He said Shane had won gold at what he called the toughest tournament in the world on his first international appearance.

Fury added that his nephew is fully committed to boxing and described him as a lovely kid. He also said fans should look out for the younger Fury in the years ahead.

I'm very proud of you - it's Fury DNA.

— John Fury

Other English medal winners

Shane's win came alongside several other English successes at the tournament. Bilal Iqbal won the men's 75kg final against Ukraine's Vitalii Arovych, while Millie Rolfe took women's 44kg gold and Brogan Darrie won women's 40kg gold.

John Fury, Shane's grandfather, said on social media that he was very proud and that the victory showed "Fury DNA". Lola Hatton, daughter of Matthew Hatton and niece of Ricky Hatton, won bronze at 60kg after a split-decision semi-final loss to Russia's Kristina Okhlopkova. Solomon Dubois, younger brother of Daniel and Caroline Dubois, took silver at 60kg after losing his final to Russia's Mikhail Novikov.