Paris Fury has spoken out on her husband Tyson's return to boxing and made a 'sad' admission about his life away from the ring.
'The Gypsy King' faces Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening in his first fight since reversing his decision to retire.
Fury decided to step away from boxing once again following a defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024.
It isn't the first time Fury has retired from the sport, only to make a comeback. His reluctance to truly break away from boxing has even fractured his relationship with his father, John, who claimed their relationship is 'destroyed' in a recent interview.
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Speaking ahead of his first fight on UK soil since 2022, Paris decided to be very honest about whether she believed her husband was done with fighting.
She told the Press Association: "I’m happy for him. It’s what he wanted, and I knew it was what he wanted. All this time, when he kept saying he was out of the ring, ‘I’m out of the ring, I’m not boxing, I’m not boxing’ – I knew in the back of my mind that wouldn’t be true."
Paris and Tyson are childhood sweethearts and have seven children together. In an attempt to keep Fury out of the spotlight, she suggested he take a step back and train the next generation of boxers. However, she later admitted that Tyson has no hobbies outside of the squared circle.
"I kept suggesting to him, ‘Why don’t you train people as a boxer? Why don’t you get involved in something that you enjoy?" she added. "He doesn’t have any hobbies. And it’s hard to take away someone’s life’s passion, and I couldn’t be the one to do it. Him having no hobbies outside of boxing is the sad part."
Fury's family comments on his comeback
Tyson's half-brother, Tommy, spoke to the former world champion earlier this week and said he was looking forward to putting on a show.
"I spoke to him the other day on the phone, he seems really vibrant, dancing, joking, laughing, singing, his normal self," Tommy told GiveMeSport.
"So I think he's really looking forward to putting on a show on Saturday night."
Fury's personality helped him become one of the world's most popular boxers. He'll likely have tricks up his sleeve to get in the mind of Makhmudov, who is unbeaten in his last two fights.
Meanwhile, Tyson's daughter, Venezuela, echoed her mother's comments. The 16-year-old declared: "I don’t think he ever retired."
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