EXCLUSIVE: Tyson Fury’s wife Paris reveals she lost their baby on day of his fight – and had to hide it from him
Tyson Fury’s devoted wife today tells how she bravely hid her baby heartbreak to protect the troubled boxer hours before he made his comeback.
Paris, 28, suffered a miscarriage on the morning of her husband’s victory against Albanian Sefer Seferi in June.
The urge to tell her man of their loss must have been overwhelming.
But devastated Paris knew that the news could break him just as he was winning another important fight in his life – against suicidal mental health torment .
“I was about eight weeks pregnant,” she says. “Then on the day of the fight I knew I’d lost our baby.
“I didn’t mention it to Tyson before he went in the ring. Then straight after it I told him and the next day we went to the hospital and it was confirmed.”
Five months on, millions of fans were thrilled last weekend as 6ft 9in Fury continued his comeback, beating the count during his LA fight with world heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder to earn a draw. Many experts claimed Fury should have won.
But Paris wasn’t surprised. She has seen first hand how her husband has fought hard in and out of the ring.
And today she tells the inside story on his two years of hell before being formally diagnosed with mental illness. Two years of depression, boozing, drugs and suicidal thoughts that left him on the ropes.
Mum-of four Paris dealt with it daily. And came close to walking out.
“But then I thought, ‘do you bail on someone you love? Do you let them deal with it themselves and let them crash and burn?’
“Tyson never quit on me and the children, and we didn’t quit on him.
“We’re together and we’re going through it together as a team.”