Tyson Fury has revealed his heartbreaking loss, saying his wife, Paris, suffered a miscarriage the day before his heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk in May.
Paris Fury was six months pregnant with the couple’s eighth child, so she could not go to Saudi Arabia where she will receive the title. Usyk won the belt by split decision over Fury.
Fury said he was not making excuses for losing this fight, before revealing the sad news.
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Tyson Fury celebrates victory with wife Paris Fury after his WBC World Heavyweight fight against Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on April 23, 2022, in London. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)
“He lost [the baby] on Friday of the fight, which was very good—–,” said Tyson Fury, via ESPN, during a media day in London on Wednesday ahead of his rematch with Usyk, scheduled for Dec. 21.
“I’m not making excuses, but she was six months pregnant, it’s not like a small miscarriage at first. You have to give birth to a dead child, alone, your husband is in another country.
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“I won’t be able to help her at that time, and that’s hard for me. I’ve been with this woman longer than I’ve been without her. So, it’s hard that I can’t be there with her.”
Fury added his belief at the time that something was wrong with his wife’s pregnancy before his fight because she could not travel to Riyadh.
“When he said he couldn’t come, I realized there was a problem,” he said. “Normally he comes out the week of the fight, but he had high blood pressure and couldn’t come. I asked him what happened and he told me, but he refused. So, I knew.
“I said to my brother, ‘He lost that child.’ She didn’t tell me she lost the baby, but I knew I was back, I got the inevitable confirmation that she was gone, but she kept it to herself.
Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury attends a press conference at the Guildhall, London, Oct. 23, 2024. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)
Fury said his wife had a miscarriage in the past, but he got upset when he talked about it.
“Will we have more children? I don’t know if he has returned to normal in that regard. It needs to pass a lot of time. But there will be no more physical things now because I will cry,” he said.
Fury will return to the ring later this year despite having retired several times. His most recent retirement was in August 2022, which he announced on social media, three days after he said he would return for another fight.
But he fought later that year with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in October 2022, followed by Derek Chisora ​​in December of that year.
Tyson Fury and his wife Paris Fury headline the heavyweight fight between Roman Fury and Martin Svarc on the Knockout Chaos boxing card at the Kingdom Arena on March 8, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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In February, Fury, 36, said, “I’m not giving up,” as he plans a five-fight schedule, which includes a fight with Anthony Joshua.
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