Tyson Fury has said that his wife suffered a tragic miscarriage the night before his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.

The Gypsy King faced the Ukrainian star in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the undisputed world heavyweight championship but fell to defeat against his adversary in May.

Fury revealed that his wife Paris suffered a miscarriage before the Usyk fightGetty

Fury fell to the first defeat of his professional career against Usyk, succumbing to a narrow split decision defeat after being dropped in the ninth round.

Fight night in Riyadh came with Paris six months pregnant, however Fury’s wife – with whom he shares seven children – didn’t fly out to Saudi for the fight.

“She lost [the baby] on the Friday of the fight, which was pretty s****y,” Fury said on Wednesday afternoon.

“I am not ­making excuses but she was six months pregnant. It’s not like a small miscarriage at the beginning.

“You have to physically give birth to a dead child, on your own, while your husband is in a foreign country. I could not be there for her, in that moment, and that is tough for me.

“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.”

“When she said she couldn’t come over, I knew there was a problem,” Fury continued.

“She usually comes out on fight week but she had high blood pressure and couldn’t come. I asked her what was up and to tell me but she wouldn’t. So I knew.

“Turki (Alalshikh) offered us a private jet to get around the high blood pressure and said he would bring the doctor with her. But when I knew she couldn’t fly, I knew there was a big problem.”

Fury added: “It’s not an excuse – hell no. I am a man of honour. I do what I have to do when I am in [the ring]. I don’t think about that sort of stuff when I am in that fight. Nothing outside the ring matters, there is no emotion. You think about all that stuff afterwards.”

It was Usyk who came out on top in the blockbuster fight with FuryMikey Williams/Top Rank

Fury is set to face Usyk once again in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 21 as he looks to reclaim his belts.

The Gypsy King will be hoping to be better prepared for the rematch after suffering a nasty cut to the head in the build-up to the first fight – an injury which saw the blockbuster bout pushed back three months.

According to Fury’s coach Andy Lee, that injury played a big part in the defeat.

He told talkSPORT earlier this month: “Fights are won and lost in the ring, but also in training and preparation.

“Because of the rearranged date because of the cut, Tyson couldn’t spar.

“The conditioning and sharpness it took away, and his ability to concentrate and stay ready and sustain attacks.

“When Tyson would have success he would have to ease off and back away and build up his energy again before moving on.

“In the meantime it encouraged Usyk to come forward and gave him the emphasis to take it because he was taking a break.”