Tyson Fury makes retirement decision after second Oleksandr Usyk defeat
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Tyson Fury has no plans to retire from boxing just yet despite suffering his second professional defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night. Fury was seeking revenge on Usyk after his razor-thin defeat in February but tasted defeat again in Saudi Arabia, as all three judges scored the fight 116-112 in favour of the Ukrainian.
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The Gypsy King later vented at the judges’ scorecards, describing them as a ‘Christmas gift’ for Usyk, but skirted around questions surrounding his future in the sport. ‘You might see me fight again, you might not,’ he cryptically told reporters shortly after his fight.
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The Brit has now returned to the United Kingdom where he will spend Christmas with his family having been away in training camp for the past three months. However, according to The Sun, Fury, who has made well over £100 million in his last two bouts, has no plans to retire just yet and has told close friends: ‘It’s not over.’.
While the 36-year-old is unlikely to pursue a third fight for Usyk having lost the rematch, Fury now reportedly has his sites set on a domestic dust-up with Antony Joshua. Joshua’s next opponent is yet to be confirmed following his defeat to Daniel Dubois in September, but AJ will not go straight into a rematch with Dubois who is now set to fight Joseph Parker in February.
And with both British heavyweights looking for a dance partner, the road could finally be paved for a huge grudge fight at Wembley in 2025. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video.
