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Everything You Need To Know About Tommy Fury’s Last Minute Opponent

Written by Kerr Ferguson on 13th November 2022.

Tommy Fury and Rolly Lambert

Tommy Fury’s undercard fight against Paul Bamba was sensationally pulled at the last minute over a weight dispute.

Organisers Global Titans have now announced a replacement opponent in Rolly Lambert – although fans will be disappointed to hear that it is reportedly an exhibition rather than a professional bout

Bamba, who weighed in at just over 174lb – comfortably under the light heavyweight limit, wanted compensating for Fury coming in 7lb heavier.

Whilst the details have not fully been uncovered, it appears that each fighter was sent a separate contract with a different weight limit.

With that fight off the card, Global Titans have lined up a replacement in order to keep their co-headliner on. Fury will now face Rolly Lambert, a Cameroonian who lives and fights out of Dubai.

The cruiserweight, who holds the WBO Africa and WBC and WBA Asian titles in the division, has a 15-1-1 record with 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lambert last fought in October, emerging victorious after going the ten-round distance with Chaloemporn Sawatsuk. He usually weighs in around the 200lb mark, and is likely to be heavier than Fury in the ring.

On paper, he represents a tougher test for Fury than the 5-2 Bamba did, however it’s unclear if he was training as a reserve or has taken the fight on the extremely short notice without any form of camp.

‘TNT’, who has a so-far perfect record of 8 wins with 4 knockouts, will be happy the action can go ahead considering the Bamba clash was his third fight cancelled in recent times, having been unable to face Jake Paul twice in a row.

He last defeated Daniel Bocianski in April of this year on the undercard of his brother Tyson’s WBC Heavyweight title defence against Dillian Whyte.