Boxing legend Tyson Fury has retired from boxing.
The Gypsy King hangs up his gloves after a second loss to Oleksandr Usyk last month.
Fury, 36, announced the news in an explosive Instagram post, saying: “Hey everyone, I’m going to keep this short and sweet. I would like to announce my retirement from boxing.
“It’s been great and I’ve loved every minute of it.
“I’ll end with this: Dirk Turpin wore a mask.
“God bless everyone and see you on the other side.”
Dick Turpin was a famous bandit from the 1700s and it’s unclear why Fury referenced him in his farewell.
The heavyweight legend’s 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 earned more money than he could spend if he lived to be 1,000 years old.
“He won every belt he ever wanted to win and he couldn’t have done more for the sport, for himself or for British boxing.
We wish him the best.
“When I spoke to him, I told him to take his time, to relax, to recover, not to rush into decisions and if this is the one he made, he has our support and our gratitude .”
Fury had been tipped to fight Anthony Joshua next in a highly anticipated all-British clash, but his announcement means the fight is now over.
SunSport’s Wally Downes Jr reacts to Tyson Fury’s shock retirement aged 36
His career ended with 34 wins, one draw and two losses and he was a multiple heavyweight champion, having won the WBO, WBC, IBF, IBO and The Ring belts.
Fury first rose to popularity when he defeated Derek Chisora in 2011 to win the British and Commonwealth titles.
Three years later, it was Chisora who was the target again when he won the European, WBO International and British heavyweight titles.
This victory allowed Fury to attempt to become the unified world champion against Wladimir Kitschko in 2015 and he was victorious by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.
He said that after this victory it was a “dream come true” and he subsequently took a three-year break from the sport, with many believing his career was done and dusted.
Fury struggled without boxing, seeing his weight climb to 24 stone and his mental health deteriorate.
The Manchester-born star has battled depression, bipolar disorder, drugs and alcohol, and was also investigated for doping after testing positive for a banned steroid.
Fury made his return to boxing in 2018 and cited his newfound motivation in beating rival Deontay Wilder.
The first fight of their iconic trilogy ended in a draw and a rematch followed a year and a half later when Fury won by seventh-round technical knockout.
Wilder set up a third clash for 2021 and the fight was one of the biggest in boxing history.
Both men found themselves on the canvas in the early rounds, with Fury somehow bouncing back to produce an iconic knockout in the eleventh round.
Opinion from The Sun’s boxing expert: ‘I think it’s a ploy’
Par Wally Downes Jr.
Call me a miserable little boxing cynic, but Tyson Fury’s latest retirement just doesn’t sit well with me.
It wasn’t too long ago that we learned that he had a 10-fight contract with Saudi Arabia, that he would fight Anthony Joshua twice, and then he would fight Joseph Parker twice.
He planned to compete in every fight in the world – there was even talk that he would face Francis Ngannou and do a better job.
If he retired, then he walks away with an incredible career having earned over £300million from boxing events alone, not to mention all the extras.
He does this by sacrificing much of his own life for such success.
We know his wife Paris suffered a miscarriage before Olesandr Usyk’s first fight.
We know about Deontay Wilder 3, his granddaughter was placed in intensive care, he barely trained for this fight, he was sleeping on the hospital floor.
If he retired, IF it’s genuine, then it’s been an incredible career.
And for the big showman, it’s probably a nice, quick little way to get out by just posting a video while he’s sitting in his car.
But I can’t help but think it’s a little ploy to make AJ a little crazy.
AJ was at the Ring Awards the other day and posted a message on social media saying: “Fury, where are you? I’m looking for you.
This is the only fight AJ wants, and Fury, being wise and looking at the Floyd Mayweather playbook, knows that once you retire, you have to be persuaded to come out of retirement.
And how do you bring someone out of retirement? Charge more loans.
The fact is Fury always told us: I’m a prize fighter, I do it for the money, I’m going to do it as long as I can and make as much money as I can.
So the idea of him suddenly running away doesn’t quite seem true.
When Fury made the announcement, I was with Frank Warren and he told me that he hadn’t told Tyson about it today, but that he hoped it was true, that Fury had made enough and earned enough money.
IF this is true, then what an incredible career.
Fury and AJ put British boxing on the map where it hadn’t been in decades, not since Lennox Lewis 25 years ago.
So thanks, but rather than being at his going away party, which I’m sure The Sun would be invited to, I think we’ll see him boxing AJ in Riyadh in a few months.
Fury has since beaten Dillian Whyte, Chisora again and Francis Ngannou.
The victory set up a clash with Usyk in May to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.
Usyk won a split decision thriller and captured the WBC, WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring heavyweight titles.
The Ukrainian then beat Fury again in December in another mega-money clash, this time via unanimous decision, to retain his belts.
Fury has now stopped boxing, but he has a history of failing to stick to his retirement plans.
This is not his first retirement…
THIS isn’t the first time Tyson Fury has retired.
His first came 12 YEARS ago, when in 2013 he became frustrated when a fight with David Haye fell through.
He then declared: “Hello everyone, I have officially retired from boxing. There are too many curves [crooked] people in sports. They’ll have to fuck someone else. Goodbye boxing.
He then took a three-year hiatus between 2015 and 2018, during which time many did not expect to see him again.
As of 2022, he has retired TWICE.
Speaking in the ring after beating Dillian Whyte at Wembley in the sixth round, he revealed he had made a promise to his wife Paris.
He said: “I am a double undisputed world champion. [I have] £150 million in the bank and nothing to prove to anyone.
Later that year, he announced his intention to “100 percent” return to the ring.
But just four days later, he posted on X that he was quitting again.
He posted: “A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to my career over the years and after long and difficult conversations I have finally decided to walk away and on my 34th birthday I say to you Have a good trip.”
This means there will be serious doubts whether his latest statement actually means we’ll never see him in the ring again.
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