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‘It’s been a blast’: Tyson Fury retires from boxing again

Former heavyweight champion announces retirement weeks after second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk

Tyson Fury announced his decision to retire on social media. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
Tyson Fury announced his decision to retire on social media. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
Mon Jan 13 2025 - 15:42

Tyson Fury has announced his decision to retire from boxing in the aftermath of a second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch last month.

The former world heavyweight champion posted a video on social media while sat in a car announcing that he would quit the sport three weeks after failing to claim the unified world titles from the Ukrainian in Riyadh by unanimous decision.

“Hi everybody. I’m going to keep this short and sweet,” Fury said in the video. “I would like to announce my retirement from boxing. It’s been a blast, I’ve loved every single minute and I’m going to end with this. Dick Turpin wore a mask. God bless everybody, see you on the other side.”

Fury had previously announced his retirement from the ring back in 2022 after beating Dillian Whyte, only to return at the end of the year to fight Derek Chisora and going on to set up the unification bouts with Usyk. He also had short-lived retirements in 2013 and 2017.

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The 36-year-old’s announcement has come at a time when pundits had been speculating over whether Fury could be tempted into a blockbuster fight against fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua.

Fury previously announced his intention to quit the sport after he retained his WBC belt by defeating Dillian Whyte at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2022.

The ‘Gypsy King’ said at the time: “I’ve been in this game 20 years, I’m 34 in a few months.

“I said the third (Deontay) Wilder fight would be my last, but I felt I owed the fans one last homecoming. This is definitely the end of the Gypsy King and I went out with a bang.”

Fury returned to fight Chisora the following December and in October 2023 defeated French MMA fighter Francis Ngannou, his last win before facing Usyk. – Guardian & PA