Heavyweight boxing

TYSON FURY revealed his wife Paris is pregnant with a sixth child as he opened up on how he keeps his kids grounded.
Fury has three sons, eldest Prince John James, Prince Tyson Fury II and Prince Adonis Amaziah, who was born in 2019.

Tyson Fury and his wife Paris are expecting a sixth child Credit: Free for editorial use

Tyson Fury with his wife Paris and their kids (l-r) Prince Tyson Fury II, Valencia, Venezuela, Prince Adonis Amaziah and Prince John JamesCredit: Refer to Caption

And the WBC champion has two daughters, Valencia and Venezuela – but Fury announced he is expecting a sixth with long-time partner Paris.
He told Gareth A Davies: “Paris is pregnant again and the Lord has blessed us definitely with another child and I’m very thankful.
“Got a beautiful wife, beautiful kids, they’re all healthy. That’s the most important thing, you know, your health and your family.
“Nothing else really matters. Your job, your money, your wealth, your career, none of that really matters because you can get another job, you can start snooker or you can go make more money.

“It doesn’t really matter but the one thing you can’t get back is your family. You can’t get back time lost and that’s the crazy thing about it all.”
Fury – the highest-paid fighter of 2020 with £46million earned – goes on to admit that he does not care for fame or fortune.
But he struggles to keep a low profile due to his 6ft 9in frame and distinctive voice.
Fury – currently in talks to fight Anthony Joshua – lives in Morecambe with his family and enjoys living the local lifestyle, even helping the council clean up litter.

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Part of his everyman attitude is refraining from spoiling his kids, with the unbeaten heavyweight keen to give them a true understanding of money.
The Gypsy King wants his children to grow up working for their fortune and has made sure to normalise their lives as much as possible.
Fury, 32, said: “For me it’s very important to stay close to my grassroots as I’ve got a lot of kids coming up, I’ve got five kids, very important for them to know the value of money.
“It’s very important for them to know how to earn money.
“So, if they see me splashing out all the time and living a move stars’ lifestyle they grow up thinking that’s the only way they can live.
“To earn from a normal job, £200-300-a-week, however much they’re going to get, they might think that’s no good if they’ve been spoiled rotten by multimillionaire parents.
“So I don’t do that. My kids don’t go to private school, I don’t have any private education, they just go to normal school, everyone does normal stuff.”

Tyson Fury and Paris are long-time partnersCredit: Instagram @parisfury1

Tyson Fury pictured with his wife Paris Credit: Tyson Fury Instagram

Tyson Fury pictured with his wife Paris and their five kids Credit: Instagram

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TYSON FURY goaded Deontay Wilder FIVE years before the pair eventually met in the ring.
And the Bronze Bomber was seriously rattled by the Gypsy King, according to his friend and David Haye’s former sparring partner Richard Towers.

Tyson Fury angered Deontay Wilder FIVE years before they eventually met in the ringCredit: Getty Images – Getty

Former cruiserweight champ Johnny Nelson vividly remembers the incidentCredit: Rex Features

Wilder and Fury both attended a boxing event in Rotherham in 2013 – not long after the American had destroyed Audley Harrison in Sheffield.
And the pair came head-to-head in a frosty exchange five years before their first fight in December 2018.
The incident led to one of the biggest heavyweight rivalries of the modern era.
And Towers – who forged a friendship with Wilder during the early years of his career – recently recalled the meeting.

Fury’s cousin Hughie, Chris Eubank Jr and Kid Galahad were on the card at the Magna Centre but Wilder’s presence gained the most attention.
Towers said: “Deontay was staying at my house, we got invited to the show.
“Deontay was doing an interview with cameras, Tyson Fury walked past and went, ‘One day, one day!’
“Deontay said: ‘Any time man, any time.’

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“You could see Tyson was smiling. Deontay takes things seriously.
“Deontay said: ‘Yo Richard man, this guy wants to watch himself’.
“I was like, ‘Forget all that, it’s just to build the process’.”
Wilder had Fury on the canvas in their first bout before the Gypsy King somehow got up only for the fight to be called a draw.
And after months of trash talk, the pair finally met again last February and Fury made no mistake – winning via a seventh round TKO.
But former cruiserweight champion and Sky pundit Johnny Nelson, 54, vividly remembers the night it all began in Rotherham.
He told Sky Sports: “I can remember it distinctly because my ex-wife was flirting with Deontay at the time.
“Those two got in the ring. It was cordial. They were basically saying, ‘We’ll fight each other, our time will come’. A bit of back and forth between them.
“It wasn’t nasty, but it was the beginning of something. There was a bit of tension there.
“I thought, yeah cool, I can see this happening.
“They knew they would share the ring. They actually said, ‘We’ll fight one day’, the crowd loved it.”

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TYSON FURY released footage of a gruelling workout ahead of his mega-fight with Anthony Joshua.
The Gypsy King was seen pounding a heavy ball as his trainer SugarHill Steward fed him tips on how to neutralise AJ’s brutal attack.

Tyson Fury has uploaded footage of an intense training session ahead of his AJ fight

The Gypsy King was given tips by trainer SugarHill Steward midway through

Boxing fans around the world have been clamouring for the fight for much of the last 12 months, particularly since Fury’s demolition of Deontay Wilder last February.
It is one step closer after AJ’s Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn sent a draft of the £200million contract to Fury’s people.
And both fighters are stepping up their training regimes ahead of the summer clash.
Fury posted footage online of him laying combinations on the heavy ball before Steward steps in to make some tweaks to his techniques.

He says: “Sometimes bump again and step to it just so it doesn’t come back to you.
“Then BANG, BANG, BANG. Inside punches.
“You’ve backed him up and now it’s time to punch instead of waiting for him to come back.”
Fury captioned the post: “Smashing this January 2021. #GypsyKing.”

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The post received more than 3,300 likes.
Fury’s update came after AJ shared footage of his own preparation sessions.
The 31-year-old was practicing his upper cuts and left-hooks and posted the videos online.
AJ is considered by some as the match-up’s underdog – with Mike Tyson claiming that his ‘telegraphed’ punches are a ‘recipe for disaster’ against the Gypsy King.

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ANTHONY JOSHUA vs Tyson Fury is one step closer to being announced after Eddie Hearn sent the £200million contract to Frank Warren and Bob Arum.
Boxing fans around the world have been clamouring for the fight for much of the last 12 months, particularly since Fury’s demolition of Deontay Wilder last February.

Eddie Hearn sent the £200m draft contract to Frank Warren and Bob ArumCredit: Mark Robinson Ltd

The Gypsy King is set to meet AJ in JuneCredit: Getty Images – Getty

And Matchroom promoter Hearn has fight fans salivating after he sent a draft agreement to Fury’s team.
The Gypsy King’s UK promoter Warren and his US counterpart Arum will look over the documents and respond with any requested amendments in the coming days.
And a final agreement could be reached within two weeks, according to Hearn.
Joshua’s Essex based promoter also confirmed the fight will take place in June.

But a location is yet to be agreed with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, the USA, Australia and Singapore all being mooted.
Hearn told the Mail: “The first draft of the contract has now gone out to Bob Arum, which is obviously a good thing.
“The contract reflects the positive nature of the discussions we have had so far around this fight.
“We now await their comments before we all move on to agreeing a location. We hope to have something signed within the next two weeks.”

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Hopeful projections see the fighters receiving a staggering £100m each after all necessary costs are paid thanks to site fees and pay-per-view cash.
The first fight will be split 50/50 with the rematch being 60/40 in favour of the winner.
On Monday, the Gypsy King’s US co-promoter Arum, 89, explained to talkSPORT: “I talked to Eddie yesterday.
“Eddie, with the Joshua people, will have the first draft of the contract to us on Tuesday.
“And then I will circulate it to Frank [Warren], to Tyson and to the various lawyers.
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“We’ll then get back to Eddie with our comments and I really believe that this is pretty much a no-brainer because everybody are professionals and want this to happen.
“So I think shortly we’ll be able to tie this up and then jointly select the site.” 
Hopes were raised that the ‘Battle of Britain’ unification bout would take place on home soil.
But given the current uncertainty over crowds in the UK due to coronavirus, those plans have been scuppered.
Arum continued: “The appropriate place would’ve been the United Kingdom.
“But with the restrictions and uncertainty, we’re looking for a site someplace else – be it the Middle East or Asia.
“And I’m sure that once we get this document signed, we’ll jointly be able to select the site and get it announced.”

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TYSON FURY’s eagerly-anticipated heavyweight title unification fight with Anthony Joshua is unlikely to be held in the UK.
Negotiations over the long-awaited Battle of Britain resumed after Joshua’s ninth-round KO victory over Kubrat Pulev in December.

Frank Warren doesn’t believe Tyson Fury’s long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua will take place in the UKCredit: PA

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Talks over a two-fight deal have progressed well and both parties are confident an agreement will soon be finalised.
But Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren isn’t confident of the biggest fight in the history of British boxing taking place in the UK.
The Queensbury Promotions chief told ESPN: “There are a few venues but nothing concrete at the moment.
“I very much doubt it will be in the UK because of COVID, and it will be a two-fight contract.”

Warren’s doubts over the fight happening in the UK are also shared by Fury’s other co-promoter, Bob Arum.
The 89-year-old told talkSPORT: “The appropriate place would’ve been the United Kingdom.
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“But with the restrictions and uncertainty, we’re looking for a site someplace else – be it the Middle East or Asia.

“And I’m sure that once we get this document signed, we’ll jointly be able to select the site and get it announced.”
Legal action from former WBC heavyweight king Deontay Wilder – who Fury dethroned last February – could potentially derail the blockbuster fight.
The American, 32, is adamant he’s still contractually entitled to a trilogy fight with the Brit.
Fury and his representatives, however, are adamant The Bronze Bomber’s rematch clause expired last October.

And Warren is confident Wilder’s pursuit of a third fight won’t scupper plans for Fury and Joshua to finally share the ring this year.
He said: “We will see it this year, we are at a stage where we are not far off getting it done and announcing it.
“There’s a will to make it work. No contracts have been exchanged, we are looking at getting a draft.”
Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, recently revealed he’s sent a draft contract to Team Fury telling The Daily Mail: “The contract reflects the positive nature of the discussions we have had so far around this fight.
“We now await their comments before we all move on to agreeing a location.
“We hope to have something signed within the next two weeks.”

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