“Nothing outside the ring matters, there is no emotion,” said a broken Tyson Fury as he revealed that his wife, Paris Fury had suffered a miscarriage during the biggest fight of his career.
During the press conference for the upcoming fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on December 12, Fury revealed the misfortune that his family suffered just a night before he faced Oleksandr Usyk back in May.
Fury, 36, has seven children with his wife and the pair has been together for nearly two decades now. “I have been with the woman for longer than I wasn’t with her,” said the 34-1-1 boxer while describing his sorrow in front of the crowd in London. The devastating news has brought the world together, as Usyk’s manager Egis Klimas also reacted to Fury’s distraught with a heartfelt message on his social media account.
While only a few days ago, the two were trading swear words at each other, as soon as the news broke it was no longer about fight promotion for Usyk’s manager. Klimas took to his ‘X’ and wrote, “Sorry to hear about this tragedy, just first time did learn about it.” Klimas further stated that it is a terrible feeling and even he had a fighter who suffered the same tragedy. “It’s terrible feelings, I had ones same situation with one of my fighters just two days before his fight happened,” recalled Klimas.
Usyk and Fury have been in a fierce rivalry for over a year, but as soon as the Ukrainian boxer’s camp learned about the tragedy, Klimas prayed for Fury and his family. “It’s really big family tragedy! Sorry Tyson! Hope God will give you few more in near future,” said Klimas emphatically. The sympathetic message was a perfect example of how a sport can bring even rivals together.
During the press conference, Tyson Fury also stated that he is not using this terrible loss as an excuse. Rather, he is telling everyone what a big scar it has left on his own family, as this was not the first time they were going through it.
While speaking to reporters during the media day on Wednesday, Fury revealed that he had sensed something was wrong even before the fight. According to Tyson Fury, Paris did not want to affect Fury’s mental condition before the fight and hid the news from her. But “when she said she couldn’t come over, I knew there was a problem,” stated Fury as his mind wandered off to the worst.
Paris, who is often ringside for most of Tyson Fury’s matches, was not able to come due to the accident even though His Excellency Turki Alalshikh offered a private jet for her. But she hid the truth from Fury till the end. “She never told me she had lost the baby, but I knew,” said the 36-year-old while acknowledging his wife’s sacrifice.
Fury further stated that he regrets that he was not with her wife during the tragedy. “But she was six months pregnant. It’s not like a small miscarriage at the beginning. You have to physically give birth to a dead child, on your own, while your husband is in a foreign country,” said Fury in a calm yet broken voice. He further mentioned how this has left a scar on his family as he recalled a similar misfortune some time ago.
Fury further added, “We have had miscarriages before and, it happens. Will we have any more kids? I don’t know if she’s back to normal from that. It takes a lot of getting over.” The couple has been open about their struggles with miscarriages in the past. In 2014, Paris gave birth to a stillborn while she was pregnant with her third child. This had happened shortly before Tyson’s comeback boxing match in 2018.
A visibly morbid Fury almost broke down before collecting his emotions, stating, “But no more of this morbid stuff now because I’ll break down in tears,” as he switched his focus to exact revenge on Oleksandr Usyk come December.
This is real tragic news that no one should suffer. And Tyson Fury, an honorable man, has assured everyone that he wouldn’t let this affect his goal of becoming the unified heavyweight champion and is ready for the challenge.
