Tyson Fury announces retirement from boxing again, month after losing rematch against Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk

I woke up every day wishing I would not wake up any more,

he told the BBC in 2018 as he prepared to return to action

If you look at some of the fights he's had, he's not been in one fight that hasn't been exciting,

he said

Eddie Hearnpromoter

The reality is there's only one fight for Tyson Fury and that's Anthony Joshua,

Hearn said at the time

I just think if I was looking for the right deal, I'd go into retirement too

He continued

Well there goes the big announcement. Guess we need to refocus on the other Fury again."

In a now-deleted-post he said

Frank Warren (promoter)promoter

If that's what he wants to do, that’s great. He’s done everything he can do. Probably been the best British heavyweight of his generation by far,

Warren told BBC radio

You might do, you might not do. Who knows?”

Asked after the fight whether the public would see him fight again, Fury said

Anthony Joshuafellow british heavyweight

[In ... In] 2025, I’m targeting Fury,

said Joshua, who spoke while on a visit to meet Nigerian President Bola Tinubu

Eddie Hearnpromoter

It’s literally the fight that every casual fan in the UK wants,

Hearn told The Stomping Ground

Hi everybody, I'll make this short and sweet, I'd like to announce my retirement from boxing, I've loved every single minute of it,

Fury said

Hi everybody, I'm going to make this short and sweet,

he said in a clip he shared to social media

I felt a little Christmas spirit in there and I think he got a little Christmas gift from them judges,

Fury said in the immediate aftermath

Oleksandr Usykukrainian

I went out running straight away, as soon as I got back,

Fury said, following his first defeat to Usyk in May

Andy Lee (boxer)cousin and trainer

Long live the GYPSY KING.”

In response to his latest retirement, Fury’s cousin and trainer Andy Lee said

You might do. You might not do. We’ll talk about that next year.”

When pressed on whether we would see him fight again, Fury replied

Boxing is the saddest thing I ever took part in, all a pile of s***, I’m the greatest and I’m also retired.”

Fury spent two and a half years out of the ring before his return in 2018, during which time he twice suggested he was retiring; first in October 2016, via a social media post saying

Hahahaha u think you will get rid of the GYPSYKING that easy!!! I’m here to stay. #TheGreatest just shows u what the media are like. Tut tut.”

A few hours later, he countered the statement, posting