Tyson Fury is a British professional boxer who is widely regarded as one of the best boxers of his era having won the WBC (World Boxing Council), The Ring magazine, and lineal titles in February 2020. Before this, he had held the unified WBA (World Boxing Association) (Super), IBF (International Boxing Federation), WBO (World Boxing Organization), IBO (International Boxing Organization), The Ring, and lineal titles by beating in 2015. At the amateur level, representing England in the super heavyweight category, he had won a ‘Silver’ medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships, a ‘Gold’ medal at the 2007 EU Junior Championships, and a ‘Gold’ medal at the 2008 English National Championships. He had turned professional in 2008, at the age of 20, after which he had won the English Heavyweight Championship title twice, the British and Commonwealth Championship (2011), the WBO Inter-Continental title, and the WBO International Heavyweight title (2014).
Born Name
Tyson Luke Fury
Nick Name
Gypsy King, The Furious One, 2 Fast
Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
Wythenshawe, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Residence
Morecambe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Tyson had dropped out of school when he was 11 years old and had joined his father and brothers in the business of tarmacking roads.
Occupation
Professional Boxer
Family
- Father – John Fury (Boxing Cornerman, Former Professional Boxer, Former Bare-Knuckle Fighter)
- Mother – Amber Fury
- Siblings – Shane Fury (Brother), John Fury Jr. (Brother), Ramona Fury (Sister) (d. 1997)
- Others – Tommy Fury (Half-Brother) (Professional Boxer, Reality TV Star), Hughie Fury (Uncle) (Boxer, Boxing Trainer) (d. 2014), Peter Fury (Uncle), Hughie Lewis Fury (Cousin) (Professional Boxer), Nathan Gorman (Cousin) (Professional Boxer), Andy Lee (Second Cousin) (Former Professional Boxer), Hosea Burton (Cousin) (Professional Boxer)
Weight(s)
Heavyweight
Stance
Orthodox
Reach
7 ft 1 in or 216 cm
Build
Athletic
Height
6 ft 9 in or 205.5 cm
Weight
115 kg or 253.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Tyson has dated –
- Paris Mullroy (2005-Present)– Tyson had started dating Paris Mullroy in 2005 and the couple had got married in 2008. They have 5 children together – 3 sons named Prince John James Fury, Prince Adonis Amaziah, and Prince Tyson Fury II; and 2 daughters named Venezuela Fury and Valencia Amber.
Race / Ethnicity
White
He is of Irish descent.
Hair Color
Bald
Eye Color
Green
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Toned physique
- Towering frame
- Sports a rugged beard
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Tyson Fury Facts
- He was born 3 months premature and had weighed just about 1 pound at the time of his birth. The doctors had told his parents, who had already similarly lost 2 daughters, that he had very little chance of survival. However, his father had a firm belief that he would survive and had decided to name him after legendary boxer .
- At the amateur level, he had represented Ireland in addition to representing England. This was by virtue of his Irish ancestry with family lineage to relatives in cities like Belfast and Galway. For Ireland, he had won a ‘Bronze’ medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships in the super heavyweight category.
- When he had beaten in February 2020, he had become just the 3rd heavyweight boxer in history to hold The Ring magazine title twice, and the first heavyweight boxer ever to have held the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring magazine titles.
Featured Image by Tyson Fury / Instagram
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Facts of Tyson Fury
- full nameTyson Fury
- Date of Birth August 12, 1988
- Age 36 years 2 months
- Horoscope Leo
- Lucky Number 10
- Lucky Stone Ruby
- Lucky Color Gold
- Best Match for Marriage Sagittarius, Gemini, Aries
- weight115 kg
- height6 ft 9 in