2000s–presentBritishSwitch-hitterretired
Tyson Fury
“The Gypsy King”
Record: 34–2–1 (24 KO)Weight class: HeavyweightBorn: 1988-08-12
Titles & honours
- Lineal Heavyweight Champion (2015, 2020–2024)
- WBC Heavyweight Champion (2020–2024)
Biography
Tyson Luke Fury, born Manchester in 1988 to an Irish Traveller family, took the lineal heavyweight title from Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 by unanimous decision — ending Klitschko's 9-year reign. Mental-health issues and substance abuse took him out of the sport from 2016 until June 2018. The Deontay Wilder trilogy (2018 draw, 2020 TKO 7 to win the WBC, 2021 TKO 11) is the highest-profile heavyweight series of the four-belt era. Lost the WBA / WBO / IBF / Ring titles to Oleksandr Usyk in May 2024 by split decision, lost the rematch in December 2024 by unanimous decision, retired in 2025.