Tyson Fury celebrated one of the biggest nights of his boxing career by partying with family and friends after seemingly announcing his retirement. The Wythenshawe fighter retained his WBC heavyweight title when he beat Dillian Whyte with a sixth round knockout at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 94,000 people.
The morning after the fight his wife Paris took to Instagram to share snaps of the family enjoying breakfast together, including Tyson's brother Tommy and his partner Molly-Mae Hague, at The Three Horseshoes pub and restaurant in the village of Letchmore Heath in Hertfordshire. They were joined by Tyson's American trainer SugarHill Steward who has worked with him since 2019.
As proud mum-of-six Paris posted a video of fruit and pancakes she wrote 'family celebration.' Excited fans waited outside to meet their idol and an onlooker told how he spent an hour signing autographs and stopping for photographs.
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The celebrations later moved to Sheesh restaurant in Chigwell, Essex, where they were joined by TV presenter Mark Wright, the husband of former Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan. The 6"9 Gypsy King cut a striking figure in colourful paint splatter effect trousers with a black fedora hat as the group celebrated on Sunday.
Former TOWIE star James Argent also popped in to join the party and ended up stripped to the waist. The 34-year-old reality star gave a glimpse of his slimmed down figure after losing 14 stone.
In a video clip shared on social media he was seen standing shyly at an outdoor table without his top on. Arg told his followers: “I popped to congratulate Tyson and I get stripped.”
Earlier on Saturday night on the undercard for his older brother Tommy, 22, defeated Daniel Bocianski. And he looked jubilant at Sheesh as he was presented with a 'victory burger' after all his hard work. "I've been waiting 12 weeks for this," he said.
Tyson revealed his retirement plans after his victory at Wembley with a promise made to Paris following his third fight with Deontay Wilder last October. He told BT Sport: "I promised my lovely wife Paris that after the third fight with Wilder that would be it and I meant it."
He explained: "I then got offered to fight at Wembley and I thought I owed it to the fans, to every person in the United Kingdom, to come here and fight. Now it's all done I have to be a man of my word. I think this is it, it might be the final curtain for The Gypsy King and what a way to go out!"
Paris later explained that her husband could well return to the ring, but only in the case of a unification bout with either Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk who have a rematch this year.
She said: "I know in my heart that the only reason Tyson would come back is for a unification fight and that would be the only reason. He has nothing left to prove," she said.
As Paris posed with Molly-Mae backstage at Wembley she called her the 'next leading lady.' "The next leading lady there @mollymae with her @tommyfury winning tonight a beauty inside and out," she wrote. And Molly-Mae replied with a crying emoji: "My leading lady always."
Speaking with BT Sport Box Office she spoke of her pride over her man's win. "I'm so proud and so relieved," she said. "We can relax and be a couple again. I haven't seen him for two months."
Molly-Mae addressed how she copes with seeing her man in the ring. "I don't watch him I watch the screen," she admitted. That's my way of dealing with it. To watch him in the flesh feels much harder so I watch him on the screen."
She added laughing: "I've got nail marks in my arm where I've been digging in. It's just horrible. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy honestly."
Molly-Mae said the couple are now looking forward to heading to America for a holiday where they will be celebrating his 23rd birthday. "He's written me a list of all the places he wants to eat at," she said.
