Tyson Fury
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Tyson Luke Fury is a British professional boxer. He held multiple world heavyweight championships, including unified titles from 2015 to 2016, the Ring magazine title twice between 2015 and 2022, and the World Boxing Council (WBC) title from 2020 to 2024. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title during his first reign as champion.
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Key facts
- Nickname
- The Gypsy King
- Born
- Tyson Luke Fury , ( 1988-08-12 ) 12 August 1988 (age 37) , Manchester , England
- Height
- 6 ft 9 in (206 cm)
- Weight
- Heavyweight
- Parent
- John Fury (father)
- Relative s
- Tommy Fury (half-brother), Hughie Fury (cousin)
- Reach
- 85 in (216 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Luke
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Manchester
- Sibling
- Tommy Fury
- Occupation
- athlete
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Christianity
- Field of work
- boxing
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- United Kingdom
- Mass
- 127.5
- Official website
- tyson-fury.com
- Image
- Tyson Fury at Place Bell, Laval Quebec, Canada - Dec 16 2017 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 206
- Residence
- Manchester
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- date of birth
- 1988-08-12
- Commons category
- Tyson Fury
- different from
- Tyson
- social media followers
- 2236072
- birth name
- Tyson Luke Fury
- name in native language
- Tyson Fury
- sports discipline competed in
- heavyweight
- start of work period
- 2015-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Tyson Luke Fury (born 12 August 1988) is a British professional boxer. He held multiple world heavyweight championships, including unified titles from 2015 to 2016, the Ring magazine title twice between 2015 and 2022, and the World Boxing Council (WBC) title from 2020 to 2024. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title during his first reign as champion.
At regional level, he held multiple heavyweight championships, including the British title twice between 2011 and 2015; the European title from 2014 to 2015; and the Commonwealth title from 2011 to 2012. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships; gold at the 2007 EU Junior Championships; silver at the 2007 European Junior Boxing Championships; and won the ABA super-heavyweight title in 2008.
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