Tyson Fury

Tyson Luke Fury (p. Ex-world champion in versions "IBF", "WBA" (Super), "WBO" and "IBO". European champion according to "EBU".

There are many interesting facts in the biography of Tyson Fury, which will be discussed in this article.

So, here is a short biography of Tyson Fury.

Biography of Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury was born on August 12, 1988 in Whitenshaw (Manchester, UK). He grew up and was raised in a family of descendants of Irish "travelers".

Childhood and youth

Tyson Fury was born 7 weeks ahead of schedule. In this regard, the weight of the newborn was only 450 grams.

Doctors warned the parents that the boy might die, but Fury Sr. even then saw a fighter in his son and was sure that he would survive.

The father of the future champion, John Fury, was serious about boxing. He was an ardent fan of Mike Tyson, as a result of which he named the boy after the legendary boxer.

Tyson's interest in martial arts manifested itself in childhood. Over time, he began training in boxing under the guidance of his uncle Peter, who was a mentor to many boxers.

The young man demonstrated good technique and progressed every day. Later he began performing in various fight clubs, demonstrating his superiority over opponents.

Initially, Fury competed in both Irish and English competitions. However, after another fight for the English club "Holy Family Boxing Club" he was deprived of the right to represent Ireland anywhere.

In 2006, Tyson Fury won a prize at the world junior championship, and a year later he won the European Union championship, as a result of which he was awarded the title of champion according to the "ABA" version.

Boxing

Until 2008, Fury played in amateur boxing, where he won 30 victories in 34 fights.

After that, Tyson moved to professional boxing. In his debut fight, he managed to knock out the Hungarian Bela Gyendyoshi already in the 1st round.

A few weeks later, Fury entered the ring against the German Marcel Zeller. In this battle, he also proved to be stronger than his opponent.

Over time, the boxer moved to the super heavyweight category. During this period of his biography, he knocked out such boxers as Lee Sweby, Matthew Ellis and Scott Belshoah.

Then Fury boxed twice with Briton John McDermott and both times came out the winner. In the next fight, he knocked out the undefeated up to this point Marcelo Luis Nascimento, thanks to which he entered the list of contenders for the British champion title.

In 2011, a fight was organized between Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora. An interesting fact is that at that time both athletes had 14 victories each. Chisora was considered the leader of the upcoming battle.

Since Derek was more massive than Tyson, he could not catch up with him in the ring. Fury moved perfectly around the court and looked much fresher than his opponent.

As a result, Chisora lost on points to Fury, who became the new champion of Great Britain.

In 2014, a rematch took place, where Tyson was again stronger than Derek. The fight was stopped in the 10th round at the initiative of the referee.

Thanks to this victory, Tyson Fury had the opportunity to compete for the world title. However, after a series of serious injuries, he was forced to cancel the upcoming fight with David Haye.

After that, the Briton also could not box with Alexander Ustinov, because shortly before the meeting, Fury had to be hospitalized.

Having recovered his health, Tyson again entered the ring, still showing high class. In 2015, perhaps the brightest fight in Fury's sports biography against Vladimir Klitschko took place.

The meeting between the two boxers began extremely nervously. As always, the Ukrainian relied on his signature jab. However, in the first half of the fight, he was unable to carry out a single aimed strike at the Briton.

Fury perfectly moved around the ring and deliberately went into a clinch, trying to injure Klitschko with his head. As a result, later the Ukrainian received 2 cuts, and also missed a lot of aimed strikes from the enemy.

The refereeing panel by unanimous decision gave the victory to Tyson Fury, who thus became the heavyweight champion in the WBO, WBA, IBF and IBO versions.

Break and return to boxing

In the fall of 2016, Tyson Fury renounced his championship titles. He explained this by the fact that he could not protect them due to serious psychological problems and drug addiction.

At that time, traces of cocaine were found in the athlete's blood in the athlete's blood, for which reason he was deprived of his boxing license. He soon officially announced his retirement from boxing.

In the spring of 2017, Tyson Fury returned to the professional ring. An interesting fact is that he invited his fans to choose any opponent for him.

And although Shannon Briggs won by the results of the vote, he fought his first fight since his return with Sefer Seferi. Fury looked like a clear leader.

During the meeting, the Briton grimaced and flirted with the audience, while Sefer was afraid not to miss a beat. As a result, Seferi refused to continue the fight in the fourth round.

After that, a fight was organized between the invincible Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Their meeting was recognized as the event of the year.

During the fight, Fury dominated, but Wilder knocked him down twice. The fight lasted 12 rounds and ended in a draw.

In 2019, Fury met with German Tom Schwartz, having managed to knock him out in the 2nd round. The Briton then defeated Otto Wallin by unanimous decision.

Personal life

In 2008, Fury married his longtime girlfriend, Paris. The couple had known each other since their youth.

An interesting fact is that Tyson and Paris come from a gypsy family. In this marriage, they had a boy Prince, and a girl Venezuela.

In his interviews, the athlete often told a journalist that in the future his son would definitely become a boxer. In addition, he admitted that in his biography there were many mistresses, which he bitterly regrets today.

Irish professional boxer Andy Lee is Tyson Fury's cousin. Also in 2013, another Tyson cousin made his debut - Huey Fury