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Paris Fury says she’s the ‘proudest wife on the planet’ after Tyson’s Wembley victory
Tyson Fury retained his world heavyweight title at Wembley on Saturday night
Tyson Fury’s wife Paris has spoken of her pride following his knockout win over Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium over the weekend.
In an emotional Instagram post, Paris revealed that her husband had ‘told me when I was 16 he would do all this’.
Alongside a photo of the couple in the aftermath of the win, she wrote: “Words can’t describe how proud I am of him.
“He told me when I was 16 he would do all this, it seemed crazy back then, but he followed his dreams and I supported him all the way.
“I love you Tyson proudest wife on the planet.”
Tyson, known as the Gypsy King, retained his world heavyweight title in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley on Saturday night.
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Speaking to BT Sport after the fight, the Wythenshawe-born boxer insisted he would be retiring from the sport, saying it ‘might be the final curtain for the Gypsy King’.
He added later that he had ‘spent a lot of time on the road’ and had ‘been away for a long time’, saying: “I promised my wife that would be it after the [Deontay] Wilder fight, but I got offered a fight at Wembley and I owed it to the fans.
“Now that it’s all done, I think this is it, this might be the final curtain for the Gypsy King.
“What a way to go out, a big thank you to the United Kingdom!”
Paris later expressed her support for Tyson’s career decisions, with her telling BT Sport that her husband had accomplished all he wanted.
She said: “If he had anything left to do, I would say ‘Yeah Tyson, you do it’. But he has nothing to prove.”