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Rebecca Cook

Tyson Fury opens up about Paris 'personal time' hopes amid surprise retirement announcement

Piers Morgan interviewed world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury after his epic Dillian Whyte knockout on Wednesday, as the boxer announced his retirement.

The Gypsy King, 33, promised “knockout freedom of speech” ahead of the interview with the fiery presenter, 57.

As the interview got underway, Tyson quickly addressed the question all fans were dying to know - whether or not his fight over the weekend would be his last.

Tyson confirmed it was, saying "it's not worth it" to carry on entering the ring.

The dad-of-six told Piers: "I've got family to raise. I've got four young kids to raise and two older ones. I've been away for the last ten years on the road, all over the world travelling for boxing.

Tyson confirmed he is retiring, saying "it's not worth it" (Piers Morgan Uncensored / Talk TV)

"When do I get time to be a father, a husband, a brother, a son? I need this personal time."

He added: "The fans will always want more. They're always baying for more blood, but at the end of the day, I don't have anything more to give.

"I've given everything I've got. Every good dog has its day in the sun and my time is to go out on a high. I always said, I want to walk away on top of the sport and do it on my terms."

Tyson has been married to 32-year-old mum-of-six Paris since 2008 after meeting as teenagers when she was 15 and he was 17.

Paris continues to look as fresh faced as she was as a teen while Tyson has shaved his head and grown a beard (Action Images via Reuters)

They began dating the year after they met and tied-the-knot at St. Peter in Chains Catholic Church in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

A promo video for the interview vowed: “Uncensored meets undefeated,” while Fury said in another clip: “If you want knockout freedom of speech, watch me on Piers Morgan for an Uncensored interview. Boom.”

It comes after the world heavyweight beat Dillian Whyte, 34, in front of 94,000 spectators at Wembley on Sunday, landing more than twice as many punches as his opponent.

The couple started dating when they were teens and married in 2008 (instagram.com/parisfury1)
Paris and Tyson have six children together (instagram.com/parisfury1)

This comes after Piers Morgan celebrated a triumphant ratings victory during the second instalment of his Uncensored show on Tuesday evening.

The former Good Morning Britain host said he was “making TV history” with his TalkTV show, after it was revealed that the show’s opening night pulled in more viewers than the BBC, Sky and GB News' ratings combined.

In an opening monologue, Piers said: “Last night's show made TV history. Today I have been showered with equal dollops of praise and criticism.

“I promised to annoy all the right people and we are off to a flying start.”

"Every good dog has its day in the sun and my time is to go out on a high." (Piers Morgan Uncensored)

Piers boasted how his explosive interview with Donald Trump made headlines around the world, before confirming world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury had also been lined up for an interview.

Piers' Monday evening show at 8pm raked in 317,000 viewers, while Uncensored celebrated 588,000 in total tuning in on linear TV platforms, including a repeat at 11pm.

It made TalkTV the most-watched news channel across its three hours of peak primetime with 809,000 viewers tuning in.

Piers, who is heading up the flagship show on the brand new TV channel TalkTV as part of a rumoured £50 million three-year deal, opened the show’s debut outing, Piers launched into a blistering opening monologue lambasting “cancel culture”.

Peppered through the initial comments were a series of barbs directed at Harry and Meghan.

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