Tyson Fury today opened up about missing the birth of his seventh baby due to his strict training regime ahead of tomorrow’s fight in return for Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia.
The heavyweight boxing champion, 35, and his wife Paris, 33, welcomed Prince Rico Paris Fury to their growing brood last month, but he was unable to be at the hospital for the special moment.
The Gypsy King appeared on Good Morning Britain and said: ‘Daddy gotta do what daddy gotta do. Bills need to be paid and things need to be sacrificed.
“Paris understands that if I’m in camp, I can’t be in the hospital all night. But I got to see him in the early morning hours after he was born, so that was fantastic.”
Today, Tyson also joked about his unhealthy diet, saying he was still gorging on McDonald’s, marshmallows, beef burgers and Kit Kats in the build-up to the fight and fighting on behalf of “all the dad bods and the chubsters.”
Tyson Fury today broke his silence as he missed the birth of his seventh baby with wife Paris last month
Tyson, 35, and his wife Paris, 33, welcomed Prince Rico Paris Fury into their growing brood last month
Paris previously revealed that Tyson had missed the birth, explaining that her husband had been by her side but returned to training as things were ‘getting quite slow’.
In Tyson’s place, the mother of seven was joined in the department by her mother, Lynda.
Speak with OK! magazine, Paris revealed Tyson’s absence, saying: ‘Usually he’s there by my side, but he had to withdraw because he was completely absorbed in training at camp. He was there until a few hours before Rico was born.”
Prince Rico Paris Fury was born on September 18 at 2:29 am and weighed 2.5 kg.
Discussing the fight on Saturday, Tyson admitted he doesn’t stick to the typical gym diet to get in shape.
He joked: ‘Yes, I always eat McDonald’s, marshmallows, beef burgers and lots of Kit Kats.
“How do you think I maintain this body shape?
“You don’t think I eat salads and vegetables, do you?!”
The couple are also parents to Venezuela, 13, Prince John James, 11, Prince Tyson II, seven, Valencia, five, Prince Adonis Amaziah, four, and Athena, two
Tyson joined hosts Kate Garraway and Adil Ray as he discussed his upcoming fight against Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on Saturday
Tyson said, “Bills have to be paid, things have to be sacrificed and Paris understands that if I’m in camp I can’t be in the hospital all night.”
About proudly displaying his love handles, he said, “I embrace the love handles. That makes me a unique fighter.
“I represent all the fat people around the world, all the dad bods, the chubsters, I’m fighting for those people tonight.”
Tyson also confessed that he doesn’t expect the fight to be easy, despite Ngannou being more skilled in martial arts than boxing.
He said, ‘I’m not so sure it’s easy – have you seen the shape of the man? he is a knockout artist. I take this very seriously.’
‘It’s not about what the opponent does, it’s about being the best version of myself. I’ve been preparing for these fights for 35 years.”
Tyson and Francis Ngannou imagined they had a confrontation earlier this week during a pre-match press conference