Tyson Fury has revealed his wife Paris and other family members stopped speaking to him after his ‘selfish’ decision to return to boxing.
The British heavyweight will face Arslanbek Makhmudov later this year, having previously announced his retirement back in January 2025.
Fury quit boxing after two defeats to Oleksandr Usyk. Before those bouts, the Gypsy King had been undefeated in the ring.
Yet he’s now decided to come out of retirement for a fifth time, with the 37-year-old due to face Makhmudov on April 11 at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
Now, speaking to the Daily Mail, Fury has revealed that his family opposed his decision to end his time in the wilderness.
He said: “My dad stopped speaking to me for a while. My brothers stopped speaking to me, even Paris. Everybody cut me off.
“Nobody wanted me to return and they made that clear… but, it’s my decision and my life.
Tyson Fury will face Arslanbek Makhmudov later this year, with the duo due to fight on April 11
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“It’s my decision to make, it’s but probably a bit selfish. It’s just I’m at my happiest when I’m in that ring entertaining people and I have no plans to stop any time soon.
“I’ll probably keep fighting until I’m 50 I’d say.
“I’m back because I’ve chosen to be back. I’ve chosen boxing because I love boxing. I ain’t boxing because I’ve spent my money and I have to risk my health to make a quid.
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“I get that people want me to move on with my life but it’s just one of those things I can’t.”
Fury’s two defeats to Usyk in 2024 were both controversial.
The Briton lost on points in both, with the British icon long expressing his anger at the results. In his eyes, he was the worthy winner.
Fury, nearly two years on from the first of those contests, continues to stick with that narrative.
“He never beat me. He cheated. Man, he cheated. He had rockets up his a*s. He cheated.
“I’ll never agree that he beat me. He’s a cheater and he’s pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes.”
Tyson Fury previously announced his retirement in January 2025
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When quizzed further, Fury continued to stick to his guns.
“A cheater? Yes. He cheated. He’s a total cheater. I don’t need a psychologist to help me get over those defeats as they weren’t defeats,” he continued.
“I also don’t need a psychologist to tell me to leave it in 2024, I have worked that out myself.”
There is nothing to substantiate Fury’s claims about Usyk, who has proceeded to beat Daniel Dubois for a second time since then.
One of Fury’s old rivals, Deontay Wilder, will return to the ring in April. Wilder is due to face Derek Chisora in London.
But Fury is adamant the American is past his best, with the 37-year-old stating: “He’ll never get back to where he was, because I smashed him to pieces twice, literally took years off his life.”
