Tyson Fury has relocated his family to a £8 million, six-bedroom estate on the Isle of Man after a series of unsettling incidents at his previous home in Morecambe. The heavyweight boxer said the final straw came when a man climbed over his 40-foot gates while Fury was at the gym, claiming he wanted to be adopted by the fighter and his wife Paris.
Fury, who has lived in Morecambe for nearly two decades, said the intruder was wearing pyjamas and a dressing gown and told police he was visiting his 'father and mother'. The boxer expressed concern that future intruders could be armed. 'When you're a high-profile person, and everybody knows where you live, it's not good,' Fury said.
Other incidents included a man dressed in seashells who claimed God sent him to speak to Fury, and frequent disturbances from people ringing the intercom and parking outside. Fury disconnected the intercom but said the situation became untenable. He considered moving abroad but chose the Isle of Man for its English-speaking environment and familiar currency.
Fury, 37, is set to return to the ring on April 11 against Arslanbek Makhmudov in London, streamed live on Netflix. The fight marks his first bout in 16 months after his rematch defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. A win could set up a long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua or another world title shot.
'This is my dream job, and boxing is hard to let go of,' Fury said. 'If that's taken away, then I have nothing left, even though I have everything that every man could ever want.'
