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Fury previously announced his retirement in 2022 before returning

Fury makes retirement claim in brief video post

Tyson Fury has claimed he has retired from boxing in a video post on social media.

Oleksandr Usyk following his victory over Tyson Fury

Usyk 'has willpower to go further' after beating Fury

Oleksandr Usyk is determined to fight on despite scaling every summit available to him in boxing after toppling Tyson Fury for the second time in Riyadh on Saturday night.

Boxing • 22 Dec 24

Oleksandr Usyk catches Tyson Fury with a left in Riyadh

Usyk puts on a masterclass to defeat Fury in Riyadh

Tyson Fury's mission to avenge his only professional defeat ended in crushing disappointment as he lost on a unanimous points decision to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh.

Boxing • 22 Dec 24

Fury plans to 'annihilate' Usyk on way back to the top

Tyson Fury has vowed to "annihilate" Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh on Saturday as the first step towards ruling the heavyweight division.

Boxing • 18 Dec 24

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meet again in December

Fury vows to go 'destroy mode' in rematch with Usyk

Tyson Fury said he will throw caution to the wind when he faces heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and aim for a knockout victory in their rematch.

Boxing • 06 Oct 24

Oleksandr Usyk is no longer undisputed champion

Joshua and Dubois to fight for newly-vacated IBF belt

Anthony Joshua will fight Daniel Dubois at Wembley on 21 September for the IBF heavyweight belt, following Oleksandr Usyk's announcement that he will vacate the world title.

Boxing • 26 Jun 24

Usyk may return to the cruiserweight division

Usyk may return to cruiserweight after Fury rematch

Oleksandr Usyk is considering a cruiserweight comeback after his rematch with Tyson Fury.

Boxing • 06 Jun 24

Usyk (L) dealt Fury his first professional defeat

Usyk rematch with Fury slated for December

The rematch between undisputed heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury is slated to take place on 21 December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to organisers.

Boxing • 29 May 24

Oleksandr Usyk the day after beating Fury

Undisputed champ Usyk looking forward to deserved break

Oleksandr Usyk will switch off from boxing after proving he is the best heavyweight of his generation by outpointing Tyson Fury in Riyadh.

Boxing • 19 May 24

Oleksandr Usyk in action against Tyson Fury

Fury claims he beat Usyk, with a rematch on the cards

Tyson Fury claimed his split decision defeat to Oleksandr Usyk was a result of the judges siding with the new undisputed world heavyweight champion because of the war in his native Ukraine.

Boxing • 19 May 24

Oleksandr Usyk (L) rocks Tyson Fury during the fight

Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed world champion

Tyson Fury's quest to become undisputed world heavyweight champion ended in defeat by split decision to Oleksandr Usyk in an enthralling night in Riyadh.

Boxing • 19 May 24

Tyson Fury was speaking at a press conference at in Morecambe

Usyk too small to beat an elite big one like me - Fury

Tyson Fury said he respected Oleksandr Usyk ahead of their unified world heavyweight title bout but questioned whether his opponent could contend with a much bigger fighter after making the step up to the heavyweight class.

Boxing • 10 Apr 24

Francis Ngannou had Tyson Fury on the canvas last October

Ngannou takes heart from debut ahead of Joshua clash

Francis Ngannou says his strong showing in his pro boxing debut against Tyson Fury has given him confidence ahead of his bout against British heavyweight Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

Boxing • 07 Mar 24

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will now have a date in May to aim at

Fury-Usyk title fight now rearranged for 18 May

Tyson Fury's undisputed world heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk has been rearranged for 18 May, promoters have announced.

Boxing • 03 Feb 24

Tyson Fury is devastated the fight will not take place in a fortnight's time

Usyk bout postponed after Fury suffers freak cut

Tyson Fury's showdown against Oleksandr Usyk for all four major world heavyweight titles has been postponed because of a "freak cut" the Briton has sustained above his right eye.

Boxing • 03 Feb 24

Anthony Joshua's last fight saw him beat Otto Wallin on 23 December

Joshua set to fight ex-UFC heavyweight champ Ngannou

Anthony Joshua will fight former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia.

Boxing • 06 Jan 24

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk had been due to fight just before Christmas

February date confirmed for Fury and Usyk showdown

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 17 February, organisers have announced.

Boxing • 16 Nov 23

Francis Ngannou sent Tyson Fury to the canvas in a narrow defeat

Ngannou ranked inside top 10 heavyweights in world

Former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou has been ranked number 10 in the heavyweight division by the World Boxing Council (WBC) following a split decision loss to champion Tyson Fury in his professional boxing debut last month.

Boxing • 15 Nov 23

Tyson Fury was controversially given the victory

Fury survives knockdown in split decision win

Tyson Fury had to get up off the canvas before grinding his way to a highly unconvincing split decision win over Francis Ngannou in their heavyweight showdown in Saudi Arabia.

Boxing • 29 Oct 23

Oleksandr Usyk (L) and Tyson Fury will put their heavyweight belts on the line

Fury and Usyk to fight for undisputed heavyweight title

Tyson Fury is set to fight Oleksandr Usyk in the first undisputed heavyweight title showdown in 24 years.

Boxing • 29 Sep 23

Anthony Joshua throws a punch at Robert Helenius in London

Joshua KOs stand-in Helenius after boo boys make noise

A massive right hand by Anthony Joshua floored Robert Helenius in the seventh round at London's O2 Arena - but the Englishman's performance left more questions than answers with a potential Tyson Fury meeting in mind.

Boxing • 13 Aug 23

Tyson Fury is unlikely to defend his WBC heavyweight title this year

Fury set to face UFC star Ngannou in boxing match

Tyson Fury has announced he will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a boxing contest on 28 October in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Boxing • 11 Jul 23

Joshua saw off Jermaine Franklin on Saturday night

Joshua: Battle of Britain with Fury is what world needs

Anthony Joshua knows a Battle of Britain with Tyson Fury is the fight "the boxing world needs" to see after he survived his "do or die" clash with Jermaine Franklin.

Boxing • 02 Apr 23

Oleksandr Usyk is likely to fight a mandatory challenger in the summer

Fury v Usyk undisputed clash falls through

Tyson Fury's proposed undisputed heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk at Wembley has fallen through.

Boxing • 22 Mar 23

Oleksandr Usyk looks set for a showdown with Tyson Fury

Fury and Usyk agree to unification bout, says Arum

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed to have a bout early next year to decide the undisputed heavyweight world championship, Fury's promoter Bob Arum claimed.

Boxing • 21 Dec 22