Tyson Fury has revealed he was struck by personal tragedy on the eve of his first fight with Oleksandr Usyk, before only learning of his wife’s miscarriage when he returned home.
Paris Fury was six months pregnant with the couple’s eighth child – a boy – but miscarried the day before her husband lost his WBC world heavyweight title to Usyk in Saudi Arabia in May.
Speaking on the subject for the first time, at the launch press conference for the Fury vs Usyk rematch on December 21, the British boxer said he was shielded from the news ahead of his bid to become the division’s first undisputed champion for 24 years.
Fury insists the situation had no bearing on his clash with Usyk, which was won by the Ukrainian on split decision.
