Darren Till will now face Anthony Taylor on 18 January after Tommy Fury cancelled their planned boxing match. The fight will still take place at Co-Op Live in Manchester.

Fury withdrew following Till's threats to kick him in the face should he start losing their bout. The half-brother of Tyson Fury shared the news on social media.

"I can't believe I'm writing this, but I am now not fighting Darren Till on 18 January. For the one simple reason being that Darren has stated over and over that he does not want to abide by professional boxing rules and that if he is losing the fight, he will resort to kicking and other stupid MMA tactics."

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"I am a professional boxer. I have been out of the ring for over a year and wanted this to be a great BOXING fight for the fans. I have wasted weeks in training camp. We are working hard to get a new opponent and date. I promise to get a better opponent and better fight for you guys. Good news around the corner."

Boxing manager Lee Eaton broke the news on X, confirming Till's participation on the night: "Just to clarify, Darren was asked to sell the fight, and he did—DT even offered to forfeit his entire purse if he broke professional boxing rules—Misfits Boxing have confirmed Darren Till will still be fighting on 18 January."

Till's new opponent will be American fighter Taylor, who has lost half of his six professional fights. One of them was a unanimous decision defeat to Fury in the summer of 2021 on the Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley undercard.

Till has yet to make his professional boxing debut. However, he participated in an exhibition against Mohammad Mutie in July, winning by technical knockout in the second round.