Liam Payne and Tommy Fury reveal REAL reason behind cryptic 'boxing' post
The pair have signed up for Soccer Aid!
Last updated 13th Apr 2023
He's used to entertaining masses of fans up on stage, belting out solo hits like 'Strip That Down' and 'Get Low', as well as One Direction classics, so it was no surprise Liam Payne's fans were left baffled last night (Wednesday 12th April), when he seemingly teased a boxing match alongside none other than former Love Island star Tommy Fury!
As fans will know, Tommy is a professional boxer and most recently beat Jake Paul in the ring, and he's so far won nine out of nine fights in his professional career, with Liam being a total novice, so it seemed unlikely!
The pair teased the big event on social media yesterday with the post saying: 'Announcement tomorrow'.
After seeing the post, unsurprisingly fans of both boys were quick to comment, many left completely baffled and speechless at the prospect of a boxing match between the two.
One wrote: 'No sorry but what’s going on', with another adding: 'WHAT I'M CONFUSED'. A third gasped: 'Excuse me'.
Are Liam Payne and Tommy Fury boxing?
HOWEVER, don't panic! It turns out Liam isn't actually getting into the ring with Tommy, the whole thing was used to promote this year's Soccer Aid, which is taking place at Old Trafford Stadium on Sunday 11th June!
The official Soccer Aid social media pages confirmed the news that Liam will be playing for England, whilst Tommy has signed up to play for the Rest of The World.
Whilst Liam has played in the charity football match before, this will be Tommy's first time on the pitch.
So far, celebs such as Paddy McGuinness, Tom Grennan, Joel Corry, Chunkz and Sir Mo Farah have signed up to play for England, whilst famous faces such as Kem Cetinay, Usain Bolt, Maisie Adam and Mo Gilligan have been announced for the Rest of the World.
Find out everything you need to know about Soccer Aid right here.
Now check out all of the One Direction reunion rumours below:
Harry Styles talks about a Zoom reunion
In April 2020, as the nation were in lockdown due to the Coronavirus, Harry spoke to SiriusXM Hits 1, jokingly admitting he didn't expect the 1D reunion to be over a Zoom call.
He said, "I don't know if a Zoom call is the reunion that we had in mind."
Liam Payne send fans into meltdown
Just days later, Liam Payne sent Directioners into complete meltdown when he revealed a number of emails had been forwarded, admitting it was great for the boys to 'connect' again.
Liam said, "We've got a 10-year anniversary coming up so we've all been speaking together a lot over the last few weeks, which has been really nice."
#OneDirectionReunion trends on Twitter
Not long after Liam's interview, eagle-eyed fans noticed Harry, Louis, Liam and Niall had all followed former member Zayn Malik on Twitter, resulting in #OneDirectionReunion to start trending.
However, after further inspection, fans were quick to point out that they'd followed Zayn for a while, making it a bit of a false alarm!
Could we be getting new One Direction music?
Also in April, American showbiz site Page Six reported that One Direction could release new music for their 10th anniversary in July 2020, as well as a TV special!
Niall sends fans wild on Instagram Live
During an Instagram Live, Niall teased Directioners by touching his hair when a fan asked him to if the reunion rumours were true. Hmm.
Liam Payne talks about a reunion with James Corden
Liam chatted with The Late Late Show host James Corden in April, where he confessed he'd been in recent contact with both Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan!
He told James he'd enjoyed a 'beautiful' FaceTime with Niall. Aww!
Louis Tomlinson 'tells off' Liam Payne for revealing too much
After Liam got a little excited and started to dish out too much information, the singer revealed during an Instagram Live with Alesso that Louis had 'told him off' for revealing the plans.
Liam Payne hints Zayn Malik is not involved
During the same online chat with Alesso, Liam also seemed to hint that former member Zayn Malik would not be involved in the apparent 2020 reunion, asking Alesso if he would 'join the band' by 'filling in for Zayn'.
Niall Horan shuts down reunion rumours
With July getting closer, Niall Horan broke the hearts of 1D fans across the world in May when he seemingly shut down all talk of a 2020 reunion.
Speaking to his friend Jamie Redknapp on Redknapp's Home Fixture, Niall said, "There was a bit of talk about it because in July it's ten years since the band got together, so everyone was waiting to see if anything was going to happen.
'We've been chatting about it, little bits and pieces that we can do, but nothing in terms of getting the band back together, so for now, no."
10th anniversary plans
Despite many holding out for an actual reunion, 1D will be launching a special website called '10 Years of One Direction', which will go active on Thursday 23rd July, the official date of their anniversary.
The website will go through the band's amazing career timelines, from meeting on The X Factor, to going their separate ways as solo artists. As well as this, a load of old content will be visible for fans, including archived TV performances, behind-the-scenes videos, music videos and artwork!
A special 10-year celebration video will be made for YouTube, which is sure to bring a tear to the eye as it highlights 1D's global success over the last decade.
Fans thought Harry could feature on Niall's album
Fans thought they'd spotted some similarities between Niall's album and a music video that Harry was spotted filming.
Harry Styles posted a pic of him wearing a One Direction T-shirt
Harry Styles posted a pic of him wearing a One Direction T-shirt. The photo appeared as an Instagram Story, but was quickly deleted by the singer. Of course it wasn't long before fans shared the photo across social media and reunion rumours started.
Harry later told fans at his Auckland gig: "I guess some of us have secrets! Maybe, maybe like some people, you chose to keep it to yourself and maybe one day, you'll like accidentally post it to your Instagram followers."
Liam Payne 'desperate' for a reunion
According to a source speaking to OK!, Liam Payne really wants a One Direction reunion and is trying to reach out to the other band members.
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