Tyson Fury invites fan, 14, into ring after vow to raise money for new arms and legs
dailystar.co.ukTyson Fury saw him invite a teenage fan into the ring after promising to raise funds for his new limbs. After suffering from meningitis at the age of one, 14-year-old Marshall was given life-saving treatment, but lost both his arms and legs as a result.When he met Marshall earlier this week, Fury said: "This man's going to walk my belt out to the ring." He then added: "Walk out Saturday, and we're going to raise money for his arms."The youngster is raising money for prosthetics and The Gypsy King offered his support.
After defeating Dillian Whyte in the sixth round last night, he stayed true to his word and invited the lad into the ring. Fury hugged Marshall and the pair posed for pictures with the Mancunian’s belts."He had a brilliant time, he loved it.
I keep watching the video over and over again, it makes me want to cry," mother Stephanie Janson said. "It was just an amazing experience."We asked Marshall beforehand if he was nervous and he was like 'No'.
He does sometimes trip, but he doesn't bat an eyelid. Tyson is so brilliant, he's just like a normal person however famous he is."Fury and his team had welcomed Marshall, a big sports fan, to watch training, where he met Tyson's younger sibling Tommy, as well as Saturday's fight itself, after family friend Colin Trevorrow contacted them.
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