Tyson Fury did not announce his retirement from the boxing ring. But is this really the end of the road for the “King Gitan”? The 36 -year -old British truck of 36 years called him on Monday, just a few weeks after his second consecutive defeat against Ukraine Oleksandr in Saudi Arabia. “Hi everyone, I’m going to do it short and sweet,” he said in an article on social networks, apparently filmed inside a vehicle. “I would like to announce my boxing retirement, it was an explosion, I loved every minute.”
Fury appreciated two relays as world heavyweight champion and retired with a record of 34 wins, two defeats and a draw. It is if it remains retired.
Fury previously announced its release several times, more recently in April 2022.
But they all proved to be short -term absences from the ring and many experts are skeptical about what it is really the end.
Fury promoter Frank Warren said BBC Fury had become a “world star”.
“If you look at some of the fights he had, he was not in a fight that was not exciting,” he said.
Fury’s retirement seems to mean that he will not accept another former world champion, Anthony Joshua, in a fully advantageous force test for a long time.
Joshua said the weekend, a fight with Fury “was to perform this year”.
On Monday, Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn de Matchroom, said that he doubted Fury was really gone for good.
The double world heavyweight champion, which measures six new feet (206 centimeters) in height was born three months premature in Manchester in 1988, weighing only a book (half a kilogram).
He was appointed according to the great Mike Tyson of American boxing while his nickname “King Gitan” comes from his roots of Irish traveler.
Fury became a professional in 2008 before becoming British champion and Commonwealth with Victory on Derek Chisora three years later.
In 2014, he beat Chisora again, this time for the European and international titles of WBO trucks.
Depression and alcohol problems
Fury became a global name in November 2015 when he challenged the reign of the truck of Wladimir Klitschko with a unanimous decision to take WBA, IBF and WBO belts.
But his joy turned out to be short -lived.
He ended up spending two and a half years outside the ring, during which he fought against depression, drinks and drug problems, raising more than 28 stones (178 kilograms).
Fury was tested positive for the prohibition of steroid nandrolone in February 2015, but blamed the result to eat the wild boar.
He was authorized to fight again in December 2017 by a British anti -doping after accepting a two -year rear ban.
“I woke up every day by wishing to wake up,” he told the BBC in 2018 when he was preparing to return to action.
“But I am living proof, anyone can come back from the edge.”
Fury, a colorful character known as much for his behavior outside the ring as inside, dressed in Batman for a press conference before the fight before his fight with Klitschko.
But he aroused criticism of controversial comments on a range of questions, including homosexuality and the role of women.
Fury became a double champion by beating Deontay Wilder to claim the WBC belt in 2020 in the second of a fighting trilogy against the American.
He announced that he had left boxing – again – after defeating Dillian Whyte from Great Britain in April 2022, but changed his mind and returned to action later that year.
He overcome a great fear against the fighter of the MMA Convert Francis Ngannou in 2023 before being put his chances against Ushk in two unification fights, short of both opportunities.
“Probably been the best British heavyweight of his generation from afar,” said Warren.
“Twice world champion, two fights closely fought against Usyk. He has a lot of money, had his mind about him, has a charming family. May God bless him, enjoy.”
But don’t hold your breath.
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