Irish Daily Mirror

Fury’s eight count

Dad-of-seven boxing champ Tyson hints another child is on the way

- BY PAUL BYRNE news@irishmirro­r.ie @Paulbyrnem­irror

WORLD boxing champion Tyson Fury has dropped a heavyweigh­t hint that his wife Paris is expecting their eighth child.

He gave the big clue after Paris, 34, posted a photo on Instagram of herself at a family party.

Tyson, 35, replied with the message: “Looking a bit pregnant here.”

He later said: “Mother of seven kids and still beautiful. Still strong and still my rock #eightincom­ing.”

Some may have thought the couple’s seven children – Venezuela, 14, Prince John James, 12, Prince Tyson II, seven, Valencia Amber, six, Prince Adonis Amaziah, four,

Athena Amour, two, and six-month-old Rico – would be enough. But heavyweigh­t champ Tyson has said in the past he wants to have a football team, with his sons and daughters filling every position on the pitch.

The fight star, from Morecambe, Lancs, said in 2021: “Paris became my girlfriend when she was 15 and me 16.

“When time came for marriage, I asked her how many children she wanted. She said 10.

“I said, ‘That’ll do for me’. Now we’ve decided to go for one more. Make it 11.

“Let’s have a mixed football team playing on the pitch at Morecambe.” In her book – Love and Fury: The Magic and Mayhem of Life with Tyson – Paris said: “Tyson and I had always intended to carry on the great Traveller tradition and have a big family.

“Three children at the very least, we would say to each other, maybe even 10 if we were lucky.”

Tyson, nicknamed the Gypsy King, and his family starred in last year’s hit Netflix fly-on-the-wall programme At Home with the Furys.

A second series is understood to be in the pipeline. Tyson is in training for his clash with Oleksandr Usyk, 37, in

Tyson’s comment about wife

Saudi Arabia on May 18, for the undisputed world heavyweigh­t title.

Many boxing fans hope a victory against the Ukrainian – who like Tyson is undefeated – will pave the way for a much anticipate­d Battle of Britain bout with Anthony Joshua, 34, although that is also likely to take place in the Middle East.

Boxing promoter Frank Warren said: “If Tyson does what I believe he’ll do and AJ continues to win, I’m sure that’ll set up a big fight.

“Of course I’d like it to be in the UK, but I’ve got to be honest, it will go to Saudi Arabia.” Frank, 72, added: “A boxer’s career is very limited, so you’ve got to make hay while the sun shines.”

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GLAM Photo of Paris at bash and the message from Tyson
CHILD’S PLAY.. Tyson and Paris with their kids GLAM Photo of Paris at bash and the message from Tyson
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