Fury fought highly ranked American former cruiserweight world champion Steve Cunningham in his United States debut and won by knockout in the seventh round.
Fury faced undefeated heavyweight Derek Chisora for the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles at Wembley Arena in London and won via unanimous decision.
Fury settled the controversy of his first fight against McDermott by knocking him down three times to win by TKO and secure the English heavyweight title for a second time.
Tyson Luke Fury was born in the Wythenshawe area of Manchester. He was born three months premature and weighed just 1 pound (450 g). His father named him after Mike Tyson, who was the reigning undisputed heavyweight world champion at the time.