Aaron Chalmers, 2 others volunteer to fight Darren Till after Tommy Fury ‘sh*t himself’

If Darren Till still wants to fight in January, he has no shortage of volunteers.

Following the news that Tommy Fury pulled out of a boxing match with Till scheduled for Jan. 18, fighters Billy Joe Saunders, Aaron Chalmers, and Anthony Taylor have all thrown their hat into the ring to face Till instead. Fury claimed that Till’s refusal to abide by boxing rules and threaten with “kicking and other stupid MMA tactics” caused him to pass on facing the former UFC star.

That’s clearly not an issue for Chalmers, a former reality television star who has competed across multiple disciplines, including MMA. In a post to Instagram, Chalmers wrote, “More than happy to take this fight since [Fury] shit himself.”

In a video, Chalmers claimed he was originally in negotiations to fight Till in December before Fury booked the fight instead. The onetime Bellator competitor went as far as to welcome Till mixing the martial arts should they meet in the boxing ring.

“I’m game to fight Darren in December, January, February, so I will happily step in and take Tommy Fury’s purse and fight Darren Till,” Chalmers said in an accompanying video. “He can happily throw head kicks at me because he’ll get one straight back. No danger whatsoever, so there you go.”

Chalmers’ most recent fight took place in the Misfits Boxing ring in September 2023, when he lost by third-round TKO (corner stoppage) to Idris Virgo.

Saunder is coming off of his first-ever loss, an eighth-round stoppage loss to Canelo Alvarez in May 2021 that saw Saunders suffer serious damage to his eye socket. He hasn’t fought since, but sounds eager to return to fight Till.

“Make an offer I’ll step in,” Saunders wrote in an Instagram Story. “Old fat gypsy boy will take this over from here.”

Prior to his loss to Canelo, Saunders was 30-0 in his pro career.

Perhaps the least surprising callout came from Misfits Boxing light heavyweight champion Anthony Taylor. The former MMA fighter is known for calling out everyone in sight and he has Till on his list, according to a comment he made on social media.

“Anthony Taylor vs. Darren Till,” Taylor wrote. “Main event, book it [Misfits Boxing].”

Misfits Boxing officials have made no announcement as to whether an attempt will be made to keep Till on the card or if he will be rescheduled for another date.