Tyson Fury signs eight-year-old's prosthetic leg after chance Tenerife meeting
This was the knockout moment a child amputee got to meet his hero - boxing legend Tyson Fury.
Finley Williams, eight, who was fitted with a prosthetic leg a year after being born, met the heavyweight champ while on holiday in Tenerife. Mum Katie, 27, from Bristol, UK, said: “He was such a humble man. We couldn’t really believe what was happening.” Swimming and climbing fan Finley, was born with a rare condition called Tbia Hemimelia, alongside other deformities of his leg.
At 10 months old his leg was amputated, and his prosthetic was fitted three months later. Katie had taken him to Amp Camp Kids on the Spanish island, which is designed for amputees of all ages and Fury just happened to be at a nearby boxing retreat, Casa Kinsella.
Katie, who works as a cleaner and a full-time carer, was full of praise for the owner of the special holiday location for getting the chance to meet the boxing legend, and said: “It was all thanks to Ben Lovell, who is the owner of the Amp Camp Kids in Tenerife.
“We were currently spending a week out in Tenerife on one of the Amp Camp Kids camps. We all got to go to the boxing retreat called Casa Kinsella, to meet him. He really cared about the children and what amazing work Ben, and his wife Laura had done to put Amp Camp Kids together. It was just such an amazing day, and everyone was absolutely buzzing.”
Katie also touched on Finley’s passion for physical activities, she added: “Finley absolutely loves swimming and the water, he started swimming lessons at his local swimming pool, and he spends all his time on holidays in the swimming pool. Finley will climb anything and everything he possibly can at every opportunity.”
Brave youngster Finley Williams doesn't let his rare condition get him down (@katieandfinleyx / CATERS NEWS)
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It's not the first time that heavyweight champion Fury has shared a heartwarming moment with a young amputee, as he invited 14-year-old Marshall Johnson into the ring after knocking out Dillian Whyte last April. Brave youngster Marshall lost his hands and legs following a severe meningococcal meningitis attack in 2008 and spent months in hospital after his vital organs failed three times.
'The Gypsy King' put his WBC belt around Marshall's shoulder after the fight, which took place in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley. Marshall congratulated Fury on his win as the pair then hugged and posed for pictures. Fury even offered to help with fundraising for Marshall's prosthetic limbs, as the teenager needs a set of new hands and legs almost every year until he is at least 18.
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