Netflix has revealed plans for a new, feature-length documentary offering unparalleled insight into legendary boxer Tyson Fury.
The forthcoming film pledges to lift the veil on Fury’s ascent to stardom and his remarkable return to the sport.
The heavyweight champion himself will be delivering extensive interviews, whilst director Lucy Wilcox has also secured access to his close-knit circle of relatives, friends and associates to present a revealing portrait of his journey.
A summary for the planned documentary vows to chronicle “the intimate and remarkable journey of an extraordinary fighter who, against all expectations, battled through impossible odds to achieve one of the greatest comebacks of all time.
“A disruptor in and out of the ring, the film explores his personal battles, controversies, complex relationships, and transformative moments that have made him a defining force in modern boxing”, reports the Express.
Including previously unseen material and personal revelations from the boxer himself, Fury is being billed as the “definitive” documentary about one of boxing’s most significant figures.
The revelation follows hot on the heels of recent confirmation that Netflix is currently working on a second series of the fighter’s reality programme, At Home With the Furys.
Netflix are maintaining secrecy around additional information about the production, and no launch date has been confirmed yet.
All3Media’s Optomen are behind the documentary, the firm responsible for the reality show alongside last year’s Becoming Madonna. Director Wilcox, known for previous works such as The Undercover Police Scandal: Love & Lies Exposed and Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism, is at the helm of this project.
George Waldrum, who brought us The Twister: Caught in the Storm, is serving as the executive producer, with Nick Hornby and Tina Flintoff as the creative directors.
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Fury is set to face off against heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in April next year at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London.
However, after suffering consecutive losses against Usyk, Fury confessed just last month that he feels “too old” to make a comeback in boxing.
In response to Sky Sports’ query about his return to the ring in early August, he stated: “Never. Really! Too old, look at my beard, all grey. Boxing’s a young man’s game.”
The sports star was spotted filming a segment for At Home With the Furys at Doncaster Racecourse, where he watched his racehorse Big Gypsy King compete in the Unison Campaigning For Public Services Handicap over seven furlongs.
