CURTIS PRITCHARD is ready to follow Love Island pal Tommy Fury into the Misfits Boxing ring.
The likes of Fury and Idris Virgo have both featured on the hit ITV show before and after making waves in the sport.
Curtis Pritchard is ready to follow Love Island pal Tommy Fury into the Misfits Boxing ringRex Features
And more recently, the unbeaten pair signed to Misfits – the home of celebrity-style crossover bouts headed up by YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI.
And now professional dancer Pritchard – who was once trained by Fury – fancies his chances in the ring.
He told SunSport: “I’ve always been into fighting and boxing and all of that stuff so it’s something I’ve always wanted to do as a kid.
“But dancing was my main career at the time and you couldn’t balance when you’re doing it at a very high level.
“So I feel like now I’m at a different place in my life and I thought, let’s do some boxing. Let’s do something I’ve always wanted to do and get in the ring.”
Pritchard, 29, has laced up the gloves before with the help of Fury, 25 for a series called The Boxer and the Ballroom Dancer.
Fury was taught how to dance for a live performance and Pritchard was coached for a white collar bout – which he won on points.
And Pritchard said: “The boxer and ballroom dancer! Trained him up to a dancing competition, they trained me up to do a boxing match, loved it, sick little thing that was.
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“The only downside was it was a white collar fight, so we had all the headgear on and stuff, and I just feel like it distracts you slightly.
“You have to move more with that on, so I would have preferred to have done it without it, but I would say it’s easier with the head guard on, so it’d be nice to try it without it on.”
Pritchard’s friendship with Fury strained over the years but he still keeps in contact with British boxing legend Ricky Hatton after their sessions for the series.
He said: “I’ve done some boxing with him before many years ago, so I can always turn to them and ask them for advice.
“Lovely people up in Manchester because that’s my hometown area of Cheshire.”
Pritchard has teased a bout against Davide Sanclimenti, 30, the ex of his current girlfriend Ekin-Su Culculoglu.
But pressed on opponents, Pritchard said: “All things to be thinking about and in the pipeline at the minute.
“But I actually did my first little session earlier today.”
Pritchard met Ekin-Su on the latest series of Love Island All Stars.
Meanwhile Fury last year split up with Molly-Mae Hague despite rumours of a recent rekindling.
The 10-0 boxer last fought in October 2023, beating KSI via controversial decision but he pulled out of facing Darren Till, 31, in January.
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