The heartbreaking reason Tyson Fury decided to cut contact from his family for three months ahead of rematch with Oleksandr Usyk - as wife Paris says 'I can't lie it's been difficult'

After suffering his first career defeat when he battled the Ukrainian over 12 rounds in May, Tyson Fury has embarked on a period of familial seclusion in order to prepare for the rematch. 

The boxer, 36, claimed earlier this week he had not spoken to his wife Paris for three months as he locked himself away for his training camp this time round in order to stay focused and win.

Paris is in Riyadh for the fight, which will take place on Saturday night, seven months on from their first bout, which saw the Ukrainian inflict the Gypsy King's first defeat of his professional career.

And now, the TV personality, 35, who suffered a miscarriage last time Tyson was training, has revealed the heartbreaking reason why Tyson has still not spoke to her or their kids ahead of the fight.

Speaking to IFLtv, Paris opened up on the situation, explaining: 'It is true. After the last fight, everything that went on personally in our lives and Tyson had the outcome of last time, he decided this on his own and I had to support him.

'He didn't want tot be involved in family life, he has cut himself off for the last few months, put himself in a serious condition and he looks very determined. 

'If it is what needed to be then God willing tomorrow night it will all come out and all be good and be worth while.'

On the eve of Tyson's fight against Oleksandr Usyk in May, a stoic Paris selflessly endured the agony of having to 'give birth to a dead child' alone, so that the boxer could focus on his bout, which was held thousands of miles away in Saudi Arabia.

He ultimately lost the fight, relinquishing his WBC world heavyweight title to the Ukrainian boxer, before returning home to England and realising his worst fears had been confirmed.

'When she said she couldn't come over [to Riyadh], I knew there was a problem,' Fury told the Mirror.

'She usually comes out on fight week but she said she had high blood pressure'.

He added that [Saudi boxing chief] Turki Alalshikh offered to take them in a private jet and said he would bring the doctor with her.

'She said she couldn't come and I asked her what was up and asked her to tell me but she wouldn't. So I knew, I knew there was a problem. I said to my brother, "She's lost that baby". She never told me she had lost the baby, but I knew.

Fury added that he 'wasn't making excuses' but his wife had to 'physically give birth to a dead child' while he was in a foreign country.

'I have been with the woman for longer than I wasn't with her, so it is hard that I couldn't be there with her in that time. When I got back I got the inevitable confirmation that it was gone but she kept it to herself.'

Tyson and Paris have seven children together after welcoming Prince Rico to the clan back in September last year.

The couple have three daughters and four sons, welcoming their eldest child and first daughter, Venezuela Fury, in 2009.

Prince John James followed in 2011, with their brother Prince Tyson Fury II arriving in 2016.

Valencia Amber was born in 2017, with Prince Adonic Amaziah following in 2019 and Athena, arriving in 2021.

Earlier this week, the boxer claimed that he had not spoken to Paris for three months while at his training camp.

Yet Paris ensured she was in attendance to support her husband of 16 years ahead of his blockbuster showdown.

Speaking about his training camp, Tyson told TNT Sports presenter Dev Sahni: 'It's been a long camp. Been away from my wife and kids for three months, I've not spoken to Paris at all for three months, not one word. Yeah, I've sacrificed a lot.' 

Earlier in the day, Paris shared a selfie with her son Prince, 13, as they travelled in luxury on their private jet to the Middle East ahead of the match.

The mother-of-seven smiled in the snap and wrote: 'On our way @tysonfury' after she spoke out earlier this week about the extraordinary measures the heavyweight champion has taken ahead of his next fight.

Paris shared: 'People don't see the sacrifices made I've let him solely concentrate on this fight. It seems like he's been gone forever especially with no contact but if it's what he needs.'

Tyson's extreme measures show just how seriously he's taking his rematch with Oleksander, the man who handed him his first professional defeat and stripped him of the WBC heavyweight title .

Oleksander became the undisputed heavyweight champion in Riyadh when he handed Tyson the first professional defeat of his storied career, beating him via split decision.

Taking the upper hand in the clash, Oleksander goes into Saturday's fight with a staggering 60 per cent of the total £150m purse secured.

Tyson, who did have the negotiating power in May, will be left with the remaining 40 per cent.

After months of intense training and a complete mental reset, he insists he's more focused and driven than ever. However, he claims he will maintain the same style of fighting.

'I need to be more focused this time and not do as much showboating,' he said. 'One of the commentators said: 'Has anybody ever seen Tyson Fury clown this much against even lower level opposition ?' That's how easy it was for me and you can get complacent.'

However, he went on to add: 'I won't change anything. Why would I when I had control of the fight for maybe 80 per cent of it? I'm landing on him at will, head and body, lead right uppercuts, left hooks, right hooks to the body, doubles at times.

'I don't need to change anything. I don't think he can, either, because he ain't going to outbox me on the back foot. He has to come forward and make a fight of it.'