Stillborn: Fury talks about a family tragedy before the fight with Usyk

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) admitted that his wife Paris lost a child when she was six months pregnant, on the eve of the boxer's first fight with Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs). The Gypsy King, as the Briton is called, emphasized that this is not an excuse for his defeat, but it was a big blow to the family.

Fury told reporters about this on the sidelines of a press conference before the rematch with the Ukrainian, which took place the day before in London, sky.com reports. According to Tyson, his wife was experiencing this moment alone, as she could not fly to Riyadh, where the rivals fought.

"She was six months pregnant. It's not like a small miscarriage in the beginning – you have to physically give birth to a dead baby, alone, while your husband is in a foreign country. Going through this alone is bad. I couldn't be there for her at that moment. And it's hard for me. It's not an excuse, damn it, no. I am a man of honor. I do what I have to do when I'm in the ring," Fury said.

Tyson and Oleksandr had their first duel of looks the day before their rematch. The Ukrainian appeared unusually, changing his image. In addition, he forced his opponent to take an unusual step to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the first fight, Usyk defeated Fury by split decision 114:113, 113:114, 115:112 and became the absolute world heavyweight champion.

Our compatriot also shared his expectations for the second fight with Fury and responded to accusations of cheating during the May 18 fight. In addition, Oleksandr told what he learned from this fight.

The legendary Wladimir Klitschko shared his expectations from the rematch between Wick and Fury. And ex-champion Amir Khan disagreed with the forecasts for the fighters' second fight.

In turn, Russian boxing coach Andrei Ivichuk called Tyson the winner of the upcoming rematch with Oleksandr. And the Ukrainian himself named the only boxer he is interested in fighting after the second fight with the Briton.

In addition, the British Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) answered the question of who he would like to see win the rematch between Usyk and Fury. The Briton himself named his motivation for the second fight against our compatriot. He also told when he would start preparing for the fight.

Fury also responded to Usyk's team representatives when they compared him to dictator Vladimir Putin. And the Briton Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) wished the Ukrainian defeat.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, the former coach of the Ukrainian boxing team Mykhailo Zavyalov said that Tyson Fury would put his career on the line in a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. The Briton himself noted that he did not believe in his victory on points in the second fight with the Ukrainian. In turn, Usyk revealed the details of his preparation for the fight.

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