Tyson Fury: Heavyweight boxing champion to launch 'Candy Caroline' solo single for psychological well being charity

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“Palms, touching fingers” earlier than fights is one thing Tyson Fury is used to.

However he’ll be “reaching out, touching me, touching you” as he swaps the boxing ring for the recording studio, all within the identify of charity.

The 2-time world heavyweight champion will launch a canopy of Neil Diamond’s traditional ‘Candy Caroline’ in support of males’s psychological well being charity, Discuss Membership, in November.

Fury isn't any stranger to performing with the microphone. He’s belted out songs comparable to ‘American Pie,’ ‘Strolling in Memphis’ and ‘I Don’t Wanna Miss A Factor’ earlier than or after fights. He additionally appeared on Robbie Williams’ 2019 Christmas album, performing a duet on the monitor ‘Unhealthy Sharon.’

Fury has stated he has at all times felt a connection to ‘Candy Caroline.’ The tune has change into a favourite amongst English followers at sporting occasions in recent times, with it performed and being sung alongside to throughout varied sports activities, from soccer and darts to cricket and the NFL.

100% of the earnings earned from Fury’s debut solo single will likely be donated to Discuss Membership. The charity is a “speaking and listening membership for males, providing speaking teams, sports activities teams and remedy to assist maintain you mentally match.”

Fury has been open about his psychological well being struggles previously and has used his standing as one of the profitable fighters in recent times to champion psychological well being advocacy.

“Boxing has been an enormous platform for me to unfold the phrase on psychological well being and I've accomplished it to one of the best of my means,” the 34-year-old stated in a press launch asserting the only.

“I've been very vocal about my psychological well being wrestle, particularly since my comeback. It has been broadly printed about my highs and lows, ups and downs, so I’ve tried my finest to maintain speaking about it as a lot as I can and maintain making an attempt to smash the stigma.”

Discuss Membership co-founders Ben Akers and Gavin Thorpe stated: “Suicide is the most important killer of males underneath 50 within the UK. Tyson Fury is a champion, out and in of the ring to lots of these males.

“Males see themselves in Tyson, so when he talks (or sings) they hear. So to be partnering with Tyson on one thing that raises the attention of Discuss Membership, and will get males speaking and bettering their psychological health, will save lives.”

The tune is ready to be launched on November 11, earlier than the beginning of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which takes place from November 20 to December 18. “What higher time to launch it than across the World Cup!” Fury stated.

He added: “If it helps England alongside the way in which within the World Cup, properly that’s an added bonus.”

The tune will likely be launched by means of Warner Music UK’s EastWest Data.

Fury is scheduled to combat Derek Chisora, with Fury’s WBC World Heavyweight Championship on the road, of their trilogy combat on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on December 3.