Tyson Fury RETIRES from boxing aged 36 with cryptic ‘Dick Turpin wore a mask’ jibe to KO Anthony Joshua fight
BOXING legend Tyson Fury has retired from boxing.
The Gypsy King hangs up his glove after a second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in December.
Fury, 36, announced the news in a bombshell Instagram post, saying: “Hey everybody, I am going to make it short and sweet. I would like to announce my retirement from boxing.
“It has been a blast and I have loved every single minute of it.
“I’m going to end with this – Dirk Turpin wore a mask.
“God bless everybody and see you on the other side.”
His promoter Frank Warren gave his immediate reaction to SunSport, saying: “This is the first I’ve heard of it. I haven’t spoken to him today but God bless him.
“He’s earned more money than he could spend if he lived to be 1,000-years-old.
“He’s won every belt he ever wanted to win and he couldn’t have done any more for the sport, for himself or for British boxing.
We wish him the absolute best.
“When I did speak to him I told him to take your time, relax, recover, don’t rush into any decisions and if this is the one he’s made he has our support and gratitude.”
Fury had been tipped to fight Anthony Joshua next in a highly-anticipated all-British clash, but his announcement means the bout is now off.
Fury’s career ends with a record of 34 wins, one draw and two defeats and he has been a multiple heavyweight champion, having lifted the WBO, WBC, IBF, IBO and The Ring belts.
Not his first retirement...
THIS isn’t the first time Tyson Fury has retired.
His first came 12 YEARS ago, when in 2013 he grew frustrated when a fight with David Haye fell through.
He declared at the time: “Hi everyone, I have officially retired from boxing. There’s too many bent [crooked] people in the sport. They will have to f*** someone else. Goodbye boxing.”
Then, he took a three-year break from the sport between 2015 and 2018, during which many didn’t expect to see him again.
He retired again in 2022 after defeating Dillian Whyte at Wembley with a sixth-round finish.
Revealing he’d made a promise to wife Paris, he stated: “I’m a two-time undisputed world champion. [I have] £150million in the bank and nothing to prove to anybody.”
It means there will be serious doubts that his latest declaration truly means we’ll never see him in the ring again.
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