Tyson Fury has announced his retirement from boxing in a video uploaded to his Instagram account just weeks after losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the second time

Tyson Fury has shocked the boxing world by announcing his retirement from the sport after his wife, Paris, begged him to hang up his gloves

LONDON (AP) — British heavyweight Tyson Fury has retired from boxing — again — one month after losing a rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.The 36-year-old Fury announced the decision in a short video posted on his Instagram account on Monday, which included a cryptic message.“Hi everybody, I'm going to make this short and sweet. I'd like to announce my retirement from boxing,” Fury said. “It's been a blast, I've loved every single minute of it and I'm going to end with this: Dick Turpin wore a mask. God bless everybody, see you on the other side.”It was unclear why Fury made a reference to Turpin, a famed 18th century English highway robber and horse thief.Fury was upset with the unanimous decision when he lost the Dec. 21 rematch with Usyk in Saudi Arabia. However, Usyk landed 179 of 423 punches thrown (42%), while Fury landed 144 of his 509 punches, a 28% clip.Fury had acknowledged making mistakes, notably by showboating too much, when losing their first fight in Riyadh in May by split decision.Fury has…

The Gypsy King invoked British highwayman Dick Turpin as he apparently called time on his career.

The announcement comes less than a month after his second loss to Oleksandr Usyk

British heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury said Monday he was retiring from boxing after having suffered a second straight defeat at the hands of Ukrainian rival Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia in December.…

The 36-year-old says he's done with boxing

The boxing sensation has sent a 'short and sweet' message to his supporters

Tyson Fury has announced his retirement from boxing on social media after posting a short selfie video filmed inside a vehicle on his Instagram to reveal the news