Tyson Fury is hanging up his gloves — again.
The former heavyweight champion announced Monday that he is retiring from boxing at the age of 36, less than a month after “The Gypsy King” lost for a second consecutive time to Oleksandr Usyk.
“Hi everybody, I’m going to make this short and sweet. I’d like to announce my retirement from boxing,” Fury said in a video posted to his Instagram account.
“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.”
Fury said after defeating Dillian Whyte in April 2022 that he was retiring, only for him to face Derek Chisora eight months later.
He also announced retirements on social media in 2013 and ’17 that didn’t last long.
Fury was one of the best boxers in the world and one of the top draws in the sport over the last decade, ending Wladimir Klitschko’s reign atop the heavyweight division in 2015 to reach a new stratosphere.
A rematch was derailed by Fury testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone and later a positive test for cocaine.
Fury would go on to have a memorable trilogy with Deontay Wilder, which began with a draw in 2018, the first non-victory of each fighter’s career.
The Brit handed Wilder his first loss in the rematch in 2020 and defeated him again in 2021.
Fury suffered his first career loss to Usyk by split decision in May, and he lost by unanimous decision in the rematch in December.
There had been talks about a potential megafight between Fury and compatriot Anthony Joshua, as the two have never fought, but those negotiations seem to have stalled.
It’s unclear why Fury referenced Turpin, a well-known English thief from the 1700s, though some have speculated he’s alluding to either being robbed by the judges during the last Usyk fight or getting slighted in talks for the Joshua bout.
