Background
Fury was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England into a family of Irish Traveller heritage. Tyson's family has a long history in boxing and bare knuckle boxing. His father is from Tuam, County Galway and his maternal grandmother is from County Tipperary. He is a cousin of Irish boxer Andy Lee. His father named him "Tyson" after the then world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.
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