“Having a drink is what cost me my entire family.”
It is the first episode of Tommy Fury’s BBC documentary and he is explaining why his very public break-up with Molly-Mae Hague happened.
The boxer, whose profile skyrocketed when he went on Love Island in 2019, is sitting in his self-described “big” house, alone.
A graphic pops up to say it is 110 days since Hague and their young daughter, Bambi, left.
When Hague announced their break-up in August 2024, Fury immediately began facing accusations of cheating and getting another woman pregnant.
Fury denied all those “disgusting” claims, and he reveals that after having an operation on a long-term hand injury, he began drinking heavily.
John Fury, the father of both Tommy and former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury, says he told Hague to leave his son.
“During this documentary a lot of my hardest times have been documented,” Fury tells BBC Sport.
“[The documentary is about] how to navigate tough times.
“What’s it like behind the scenes of an actual boxing fight.
“And how difficult it is to balance everything – being a family man, fighter and work life.”
The documentary follows Fury as he charts his way back from mental health struggles and excessive drinking.
The Englishman credits boxing and his daughter Bambi, “the best thing in my life”, with helping him most.
And in May this year it was confirmed Fury and Hague had reconciled.
“Training was my escape. I’d always feel amazing coming out of the gym no matter what was happening, even if my life was falling apart,” Fury says.
“My relationship with boxing is as it’s always been. I’ve still got the same goals, I’m still hungry.
“I am still up at four or five in the morning running, still training three times a day. The hunger is still there.
“If it wasn’t for boxing, I wouldn’t have what I have in my life.
“Boxing has opened every single door for me. I owe my life to boxing.”