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Will Freeman

Tyson Fury's six children will all quit school at age 11 due to tradition

Tyson Fury's children Venezuela and Prince have already followed in their father's footsteps by leaving schooling at the age of 11 following the conclusion of her primary education.

The WBC heavyweight champion and his wife Paris come from a Traveller background, with the tradition being followed by Tyson when he was a child. He left his schooling at a young age to begin tarmacking alongside his brothers and grandfather, Hughie.

In 2015, his father John revealed that Tyson was his siblings "were shifting 15 tons of tarmac a day from the age of 11, on one meal a day". This lifestyle has clearly given the undefeated 34-year-old WBC champion an inner steel, with his reputation sealed as one of the greatest British heavyweights of all time.

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