Fury reveals money raised for Wach tickets.
Next Friday, Tyson Fury will be taking to the ring to face tough and experienced gatekeeper Mariusz Wach, a fight expected to be his final one before a massive showdown with Anthony Joshua later this year.
Fury’s fight with Wach will be staged at the Max Muaythai Stadium in Pattaya, Thailand, a low-capacity venue for a bout that will have all of its proceeds going to charity.
Speaking to GoldStar Promotions, Fury revealed how much money has already been raised for the event through ticket sales so far.
“Having come out here and spent so much time in Thailand, I’ve seen a lot of the kids and homeless people and things on the street”, he said. “I wanted to find an organisation–a charitable organisation–to donate the ticket money to for this fight, but I didn’t just want to go and say, ‘There you go. There’s something.’ I wanted to go visit and find out the best one.
“So, I did a bit of research on that, and one came up. It’s a charity called the Father Ray Foundation. It’s been going for over 40 years. There was a priest here, and he’s dead now–God rest his soul–but he did amazing things for thousands of children in the area, and where he took in disadvantaged, disprivileged, and disabled children. He looked after them. He fed them. He clothed them. He educated them.
“We organised an event to go down and see these kids and meet the people who’re responsible for this volunteer work, for the great job they do. So, when I went there, they showed me around, and I just thought I fell in love with the facility, what they do for these children who would never have any hope in life. They’d be on the street somewhere, disabled or whatever they might be. Whatever problems they’ve got. Starving, or even some of them are able-bodied kids, but just no-one looks after them. Nobody loves them.
“So, to go to these places–and this is just a phenomenal job. All these people are, like, priests and nuns and volunteers, and 90 percent of the money that they get is from donations. So, there’s only 10 percent or so that comes from government funding. So, without people like myself and others–many other people–there’d be no such thing as these things and no safe havens for children. It’s a very bad world out there, and if I can do a little bit to help? Well, that’s fantastic, because without being clever or arrogant, I think we’ve raised $250,000 for the tickets.”
“The Gypsy King” is reportedly set to fight Wach for completely free.
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