Boxing: Tyson Fury made the decision to retire less than a month after his world heavyweight title defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh.
Hearn has his say on Fury's retirement | 01:06Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said Monday he had retired from boxing just weeks after suffering a second straight defeat at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk .“I’m going to make this short and sweet,” the British fighter said in a social media post.“It’s been a blast, I’ve loved every single minute of it,” added Fury, who has, however, previously quit only to return to the ring.
Britain's Tyson Fury and Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk compete during their heavyweight world championship rematch at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on December 22, 2024. Fury enjoyed two stints as heavyweight champion and retires with a record of 34 wins, two defeats and one draw. “I’ve said all along that there is no way I will be trying in any way to influence him,” Warren said.
All three judges scored last month’s fight in Saudi Arabia 116-112 in Usyk’s favour. The Ukrainian won their first fight in May 2024 by split decision.Fury’s retirement appears to mean he will not take on another former world champion, Anthony Joshua, in a long-anticipated all-British showdown.Joshua’s promoter, Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn, said he doubted it was the end of the road for Fury.
Fury became world champion for the first time when he shocked Ukraine’s Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015, becoming WBA, IBF and WBO champion.
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