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Tyson Fury has announced his retirement from boxing weeks after losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the second time.
Fury, 36, made the claim in a short video uploaded to his Instagram account. “Thanks; it’s been a blast,” Fury captioned the post.
“Thanks to everyone who helped out along the way! Happy new year. Jesus is king now and forever.”
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The boxer has previously announced his retirement multiple times. However, this latest proclamation comes after Usyk beat the former unified heavyweight champion in their much-awaited rematch in December. The Manchester-born boxer lost that fight by unanimous decision months after coming up short in their bout to become the division’s undisputed champion.
Fury’s announcement appears to end all hope of a fight with Anthony Joshua in what would widely be considered the biggest-ever British boxing event. There was also recently speculation that Fury could finally rematch Wladimir Klitschko if the Ukrainian came out of retirement.