Tyson Fury takes his post-fight celebrations to the pool

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The party continued in earnest on Sunday as triumphant Tyson Fury took his post-fight celebrations to the pool, just hours after demolishing Deontay Wilder in a thrilling 11 round contest.

The heavyweight champion joined guests at the Wet Republic pool party in Las Vegas after partying late into the night following his emphatic win. 

Shirtless Fury, 33, was accompanied by wife Paris and DJ Steve Aoki as he celebrated the victory at the packed afterparty event, held exclusively in his honour.

The self-styled Gypsy King showed no sign of fatigue as he danced alongside Aoki while fans gathered for pictures in the wake of his third and final fight with long-term rival Wilder.

He was seen with a Bud Light in hand as he posed for  selfies with fans, team-mates and fellow bikini-clad partygoers. Also present at the party was his brother – Love Island star Tommy, 22 – and his trainer SugarHill Steward.

Wet Republic is a 54,500 square foot venue and is a sister club to Hakkasan where Fury partied on Saturday night, telling crowds of supporters ‘they will talk about this night for 1,000 years’ following his thrilling trilogy fight victory. 

The boxer beat Wilder in the 11th round on Saturday despite being floored twice by the Bronze Bomber seven rounds earlier to retain his WBC and Ring Magazine titles in Las Vegas. 

Following his triumphant win, the boxer was seen swigging £800-a-bottle vodka, jumping on top of the DJ booth and singing to fans as he celebrated until 3am at Vegas’s Hakkasan nightclub, which is situated next to the MGM Grand Arena where he beat Wilder. 

The shirtless boxer told revellers: ‘Am I the greatest heavyweight of my era? Without a doubt. I believe I could beat anyone in history.

‘They’ll be talking about this f***ing fight a thousand years from today. They’ll say where were you? You were all here with the champ!’

Earlier in the night Fury declared himself the ‘greatest heavyweight of my era’ after retaining his WBC title.

He said: ‘I can only beat whoever’s in my era and I’ve done that all my life. I can only beat the best of my day and I’ve done that. I’m the greatest heavyweight of my era, without a doubt

‘I’ve had three fights with the biggest puncher in the history of my sport, in my division. And he caught me twice in the fourth round. But I was never thinking ”this is over”. I was thinking, ”OK, good shot, but I will get you back in a minute.” And I did.’ 

Fury entered the famous Hakkasan nightclub, where he partied with wife Paris, brother Tommy, 22 and the rest of his entourage, at around 12.15am, The Sun reports.

The father-of-six  was seen entering the club to the AC/DC hit You Shook Me All Night Long and later dancing on top of a stage in front of hundreds of partygoers, holding what appeared to be a Bud Light beer.  

The shirtless Fury was also seen singing along to Queen’s ‘We Are The Champions’ with his team before blowing kisses to the crowds and jumping on top of the DJ booth.

As the celebrations continued, the boxer was also spotted drinking from £800 bottles of Grey Goose vodka and singing Sweet Caroline as the crowds chanted his name.

Before reaching the venue, Fury was congratulated by American DJ Steve Aoki who was present at the Las Vegas fight venue for the Briton’s victory on Saturday night. 

Aoki was in charge of the DJ set for the afterparty in Hakkasan, and was seen trying to motivate dancers at the club in a video published on his Instagram story. 

The Hakkasan venue was where Fury celebrated his February 2020 win over Wilder, with Aoki running the set after that victory as well.  

The Grammy-nominated artist has worked with the likes of Will.i.am, the Backstreet Boys and Blink-182, and is known for throwing cake into his audiences during gigs. 

Fury also posed for photographs with his WBC and Ring Magazine belts with Aoki, before doing the same with his support team that includes trainer SugarHill Steward and wife Paris. 

The Gypsy King also paid tribute to those closest to him for helping him through the thrilling Wilder fight.   

Fury said in his post-fight interview: ‘I’m the WBC champ, Ring Magazine champion and the lineal champion. 

‘You know what, I have to say thank you to my trainer SugarHill because if it wasn’t for Sugar, America’s own, Detroit’s own, I wouldn’t have got through that fight tonight. 

‘He told me: get your jab working big dog and chew that right hand down the middle. 

‘Only the big dogs pull it out late on in fights. And I said: ”Yes, I got ya” and I pulled it out the bag. 

Fury’s wife Paris took to social media on Saturday night to pay tribute to her victorious husband, uploading an image of the pair with his retained belts, captioning the snap: ‘Best man walking! And I love him and am incredibly proud.’ 

The win was Fury’s second triumph over Wilder after the Briton beat the Bronze Bomber in February of last year, but the Gyspy King was forced to take on the American once again instead of facing countryman Anthony Joshua this year. 

Victory over Wilder means Fury can now pursue a unification fight for the remaining heavyweight belts, which are currently held by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk who beat Joshua last month in London. 

However, Joshua is due to rematch Usyk next year so the all-British unification heavyweight match-up could still take place, providing the Watford-born boxer wins the second fight, which is due to take place next year. 

Fury endured a tough rivalry with Wilder which saw both fighters go on expletive-laden rants against each other during the press conference and weigh-in meets that preceded Saturday’s trilogy fight. 

The Gypsy King revealed that he tried to congratulate the American for his efforts after the fight but Wilder was too disconsolate to acknowledge Fury’s gesture. 

Speaking about the conversation, Fury recalled: ‘I said ”well done, mate” and he said ”I don’t want to show any sportsmanship or respect.” I said ”No problem.” I was very surprised. Sore loser. Idiot.’  

The American has repeatedly made excuses for his defeat in the pair’s second meeting – and claimed he won the first fight despite the decision of the judges. 

‘I’m a sportsman,’ Fury added in an interview on BT Sport. ‘I went over to (Wilder to) show some love and respect and he didn’t want to show it back. So I pray for him.’ 

Fury ended his post-fight interview by serenading the crowd with ‘Walking in Memphis’, though replaced the American city with Vegas for his rendition.

The Briton has been known to sing after his victories, with Fury treating the crowd to ‘American Pie’ when he beat Wilder back in February 2020.