The boxer’s eldest daughter is marrying her 19-year-old fiance Noah Price this weekend
Venezuela and Noah will marry this weekend(Image: Instagram: @venezuelafuryofficial)
Tyson Fury’s 16-year-old daughter Venezuela will marry her partner Noah Price this weekend, but the couple’s big day could be overshadowed by the feud that has erupted within her famous family.
The teenager, who is the two-time heavyweight boxing champion’s eldest daughter, got engaged to 19-year-old Noah at her 16th birthday party last year. The pair are set to tie the knot on Saturday, with Venezuela excitedly sharing her final wedding preparations with her social media followers earlier this week.
However, the build-up to the big day has not been without controversy, with her father Tyson and grandfather John having a major fallout earlier this year, with the latter expressing his concerns about his granddaughter getting married at such a tender age.
In an indirect warning to Venezuela, the outspoken 60-year-old admitted he was shocked by the news that she was engaged, as he voiced his concerns to Tyson and his younger son Tommy during an appearance on the recently-aired Netflix series At Home With The Furys.
While Tyson had defended amateur boxer Noah as a “decent fella”, an angry John questioned whether his granddaughter was mature enough to tie the knot.
“They’re children!,” he said. “I don’t think she’s mature enough for anything like – she’s still a baby. On my watch a 15-year-old should never have a boyfriend, never.”
While the decision to allow their daughter get married at 16 has sparked public controversy, it is one that the Furys have consistently defended, with her mother Paris recently telling This Morning that the teenager is “so mature for her years”.
“She’s done so much in such a short time just because of who she is and the fact that she’s got six younger brothers and sisters that she’s helped bring up, I can’t deny it,” she said.
“I can’t deny her because I was 17 when I got engaged. She’s obviously following in my footsteps, so how can I judge her in any way.
“I know she’s young. But I think she’s found the person she loves and if she’s happy, I will completely support her.”
It remains to be seen whether John will attend Saturday’s wedding, having refused to attend Tyson’s comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov last month after revealing the pair weren’t speaking.
The 60-year-old admitted that his once-close relationship with his son had been “completely destroyed” by boxing, as he refused to even watch ‘The Gypsy King’ step back into the ring.
One of the main reasons behind the fallout was Tyson’s decision to come out of retirement for a fifth time to face Makhmudov, with the boxer admitting that his father had wanted him to retire six years ago, following his first victory over Deontay Wilder.
“I think he’s concerned,” Tyson told Good Morning Britain. “When it’s your kids, when it’s your close relatives or whatever, I think you feel very concerned for the individual.
“He’s got his opinions and he doesn’t want me to do it – he never has wanted me to do it for the past six years.”
Asked if his father would come to watch him fight Makhmudov, Tyson said: “He might do. But he didn’t come to the Usyk II fight so I’m not holding my breath.
“My dad will do what my dad will do, he’s his own man and there’s nothing I can do about it. If he turns up, great and if he doesn’t, also great.”
