Tyson Fury has dramatically announced his retirement from boxing with immediate effect.
The Gypsy King, 36, revealed the shock news in a video to his fans on Monday afternoon.
‘Hi everybody, I’m going to make this short and sweet,’ he said in a clip he shared to social media.
‘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!’
Fury’s announcement comes after he was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk via unanimous decision in their rematch in December, which saw the Ukrainian retain his unified heavyweight world titles.
Tyson Fury has dramatically announced his retirement from boxing with immediate effect
After that bout, the 36-year-old had suggested he had no intention of retiring.
Fury’s announcement has shocked boxing fans across the world, but some are questioning whether it is genuine, given the Gypsy King has previously retired from the sport.
Back in 2022, Fury revealed he was ‘done’ with boxing after beating Dillian Whyte, only to return at the end of the year after six months to fight Derek Chisora.
After beating Whyte, Fury had said: ‘I am done. Every good dog has its day. Like the great Roman leader said, there will always be someone else to fight. When is enough, enough?
‘I am happy, I am healthy. I still have my brains, I can talk, I have a beautiful wife, I have six kids, umpteen belts.
‘I have plenty of money, success, fame, glory, what more am I doing it for?’
Fury defeated Chisora by TKO before he then beat former MMA star Francis Ngannou via a controversial split decision.
This set up a showdown with Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight title in Saudi Arabia, but Fury was forced to pull out of the original date due to his bout with Ngannou in December 2023.
It was then delayed further due after the Gypsy King suffered a nasty cut above his eye, before the rivals finally took to the ring in May in 2024.
Fury lost the bout via split decision, which was the first defeat of his professional career.
As part of the contract signed for the world title showdown, Fury activated his rematch clause.
However, despite an impressive display, Fury lost again, with this defeat coming via unanimous decision.
The 36-year-old had been expected to return to the ring this year in a blockbuster Battle of Britain showdown against long-time rival Anthony Joshua.
The two British heavyweights have shared a long-running and bitter rivalry over the years, with constant speculation at times that a highly-anticipated fight between them will finally take place.
Yet, despite strong public support for a bout and significant conjecture and negotiations, a showdown has never materialised.
Earlier this month, rumours circulated on social media that a fight had finally been agreed between Joshua and Fury in what would be dubbed as ‘The Battle of Britain’ and arguably the biggest fight in British boxing history.
Joshua had declared a fight with Fury ‘had to happen’ this year, while Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh similarly outlined his support for the showdown.
Earlier this month, Joshua had given further credence to the fight as he said: ‘2025, I am targeting Tyson Fury.’
Earlier on Monday, Eddie Hearn revealed he had booked out Wembley Stadium for the fight to potentially take place in ‘May or June’, but admitted it all comes down to whether Fury wanted it after the defeat by Usyk.
‘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 said at the Ring Awards when asked if he has booked in a Wembley date.
‘I still think it rests on Tyson Fury. Until the water settles on the defeat and where he’s at mentally and what he wants to do, that’s where we’re really going to find out.
‘Because when he looks at the options, what else is he going to do and who else is he going to fight?’
Some fans have questioned whether Fury’s cryptic message at the end of his video which said ‘Dick Turpin wore a mask’ was a potential dig at Joshua’s camp in terms of the fight negotiations.
Many have suggested Fury is implying that he is not happy with AJ’s camp, while he could be attempting to get a bigger share of any potential purse.
If this is to be the end, Fury – who has seven children with wife Paris – will end his career with 34 wins, one draw and two losses, leaving Usyk as the only fighter to get the better of him.
Alongside Usyk, he enjoyed memorable rivalries with Deontay Wilder, who he fought three teams and beat twice, while he also defeated Chisora on three separate occasions.
The Briton climbed to the summit of the sport in 2015 with a famous world-title victory over Wladimir Klitschko before then underwent a turbulent time in his life.
During a period of three years outside the ring, Fury battled mental health and drug issues, with the Gypsy King accepting a backdated two-year ban from UK Anti-Doping after testing positive for a ‘prohibited substance’ that he claimed was due to eating wild boar.
Fury, who hails from Wythenshawe and lives in Morecambe, is estimated to have a net worth of around £130million
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