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The Gypsy King hangs up his gloves after a second defeat by Oleksandr Usyk last month.
Fury, 36, announced the news in a bombshell Instagram post, saying: “Hey everybody, I am going to make it short and sweet. I would like to announce my retirement from boxing.
“It has been a blast and I have loved every single minute of it.
“I’m going to end with this – Dick Turpin wore a mask.
“God bless everybody and see you on the other side.”
Dick Turpin was an infamous highway man from the 1700s and it is unclear why Fury referenced him in his farewell.
The heavyweight legend’s promoter Frank Warren gave his immediate reaction to SunSport, saying: “This is the first I’ve heard of it. I haven’t spoken to him today but God bless him.
“He’s earned more money than he could spend if he lived to be 1,000 years old.
“He’s won every belt he ever wanted to win and he couldn’t have done any more for the sport, for himself or for British boxing.
We wish him the absolute best.
“When I did speak to him I told him to take your time, relax, recover, don’t rush into any decisions and if this is the one he’s made he has our support and gratitude.”
Fury had been tipped to fight Anthony Joshua next in a highly-anticipated all-British clash, but his announcement means the bout is now off. – The Sun
