BREAKING: Tyson Fury retires from boxing in bitter blow to Anthony Joshua's hopes of fight
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Tyson Fury has announced his retirement from boxing for the third time in a fresh bombshell statement. Fury, 36, has been heavily tipped to fight fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua in 2025 but it appears that bout is no longer on the cards. The 'Gypsy King' lost his last fight in December to heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, the second time he'd been defeated by the Ukrainian.
Fury made the announcement in a short video which he posted on social media on Monday afternoon. "Hi everybody, I'm going to make this short and sweet," he said to the camera. "I'd like to announce my retirement from boxing. It's been a blast, I've loved every single minute of it. I'm going to end with this. Dick Turpin wore a mask. God bless everybody, see you on the other side. Get up!".
Boxing fans have noted that Fury has retired from the sport twice in the past. The first came after his historic victory over Wladimir Klitschko and again after he beat Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium. Fury said when asked about the prospect of retiring after losing to Usyk in Saudi Arabia last month: "You might see me fight again, you might not.".
Yet a clash with Joshua has been hotly debated ever since. Eddie Hearn, head of Matchroom Boxing Joshua's promoter, said following Fury's loss: "The reality is there's only one fight for Tyson Fury and that's Anthony Joshua. It's the biggest fight probably in the history of British boxing, everyone will always want to see it.".
Hearn also revealed on Sunday that he'd reserved Wembley for Fury and Joshua's fight to take place in 'May or June'. "Yes. We're looking to get back in the ring in May or June. If it ended up being July, it doesn't really matter,' Hearn told Sky Sports at the Ring Awards.
