Tyson Fury parents: Meet Amber and John Fury

Publish date: 2024-04-16

Tyson Fury is a renowned English professional boxer born on August 12th, 1988. He is a former unified WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring magazine heavyweight champion, and the current WBC heavyweight champion. His family lineage is from Belfast and Galway, and he was born to Irish Traveller parents in Manchester, England, representing both England and Ireland as an amateur boxer. He won several titles before defeating Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, which made him a household name.

He faced challenges after he was stripped of his IBF title as he was unable to grant a fight with the IBF’s mandatory challenger, Vyacheslav Glazkov, due to a rematch clause in his contract with Klitschko.

Fury had a series of personal issues that led to mental health problems, alcoholism, drug use, and extreme weight gain. He eventually vacated the WBA, WBO, and IBO titles and was stripped of his last remaining title, The Ring, in early 2018.

In 2018, after more than two years of inactivity, Fury challenged Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight title. The fight was controversially scored as a draw, but Fury’s strong performance earned him Comeback of the Year from The Ring and other awards. In February 2020, Fury defeated Wilder by technical knockout in the seventh round after a dominant performance, and he knocked out Wilder again in the trilogy fight in October 2021.

Tyson Fury’s upbringing was not an easy one as he had to leave school when he was 11 years old to help his father and brothers tarmack roads. His mother had 14 pregnancies, but only four of the children survived. Fury started boxing at the age of 10, and his father trained him until 2011 when he was jailed for gouging out the eye of another Traveller. Fury’s uncle Hughie Fury then trained him until he died in 2014. After that, Fury’s other uncle Peter Fury took over training him in preparation for his fight against Klitschko.

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Who are Tyson Fury parents?

Tyson Fury’s parents, Amber and John Fury are of Irish Traveller descent and raised their son in the Wythenshawe area of Manchester. Their heritage and cultural background are an important part of Tyson’s identity and have influenced his life and career. 

Although they faced adversity and discrimination throughout their lives, Amber and John have always been supportive of their son’s boxing aspirations and have played a pivotal role in his success.

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