Tyson Fury announces his immediate retirement.

The news comes just two days after Eddie Hearn revealed Wembley had been reserved for Fury to fight Anthony Joshua in the summer.

This is not the first time Fury has announced his retirement, in April 2022, after defeating Dillian Whyte, the Englishman said he would hang up the gloves.

The 36-year-old returned six months later to play a trilogy match against Derek Chisora ​​at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

“I would like to announce my retirement from boxing,” Fury said in an interview. Video posts on Instagram.

“It was awesome. I loved every minute of it and I’ll end with this – Dick Turpin wearing a mask!”

Fury’s promoter Frank Warren told sky sports: “Wish him good luck and God bless him. I’m excited for him. I’ve been saying since his last fight that I’m 100 percent behind him no matter what he chooses to do.

“He’s done unbelievably great things for British boxing and world boxing. He’s been in some of the most exciting fights and certainly in the second one, every fight has been exciting.

“I’m happy for him. I hope he and his family enjoy the fruits of his labor.”

Joshua, who has not fought since being knocked out by Daniel Dubois last September, posted a photo of Fury on his Instagram last week with the message “Look for this guy” .

Eddie Hearn told match room British boxing fans are “disappointed” by Fury’s decision to retire but “suspect” his career is over and hope a Joshua-Fury fight can still happen.

Asked whether a Joshua fight would tempt Fury out of retirement, Warren said: “That’s up to him. If he wants to, he’ll do it. If he doesn’t, he won’t. He doesn’t need to ask Anyone proves anything.”

Fury was defeated by unanimous decision in their December fight Rematch with Alexander Usyk.

He speculated whether he would box again after the fight, saying: “I may, I may not. I’m going to go home and rest.”

Fury is a two-time heavyweight world champion, winning his first title in 2015 when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko.

After three years, he returned to boxing and defeated Deontay Wilder in his second fight in 2020 to become the WBC champion, then faced Wilder again in 2021, and then Defend the title in 2022 against Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora.

He overcame a huge fear of Francis Ngannou in 2023 and lost twice to Usyk last year.

Nelson: Fury is ‘the boy who cried wolf’

Jonny Nelson, Sky Sports Boxing:

“The boy who cried wolf, maybe today Tyson believes that’s what’s coming from his heart and his soul. He’s going to listen to the comments, but because he’s done it before and you think about what’s on the table now, Why are you doing this now?

“As long as the fight with AJ continues, I don’t believe it, who knows? Do you think Tyson has given up? He gave up on his head today, but tomorrow it will be a different story. I don’t believe him .

“So, if you listen to what Frank and Eddie are saying, it reminds me of my parents as a kid, you saying, ‘You’re leaving home, I’m going to run away,’ and your mom and dad are saying, ‘Yeah, go ahead. Well, because they know they don’t have to deal with you.

“So maybe you know, Frank was actually thinking, ‘You know what? That’s him today. I get it. I’ll go with you, but the door is still open’.”

“I just don’t believe it because he still has so many lucrative opportunities with Anthony Joshua.”

Ben Ransom of Sky Sports News:

“Very enigmatic and typical Tyson Fury. It’s not the first time we’ve heard him make a similar statement about retirement. After he had just defeated Dillian Whyte, throw the clock back to 2022 and he said that’s it, he Already done and ready to go off into the sunset.

“Then he was lured back, shall we say, to fight Derek Chisora, which then ultimately led him down the path to becoming the undisputed heavyweight king.

“So I think we can take it with a grain of salt given what has gone before.

“I think the cryptic information about Dick Turpin wearing a mask might lead me to think there’s more going on than what he’s leaking at the moment.”

Fury’s boxing legacy

John Dennan, Sky Sports:

“Tyson Fury has truly left a legacy in the sport. He won all the major championships in the division. He had seminal moments in boxing. Back in 2015, he defeated the previous dominant Wladimir Klitschko, the champion, won the unified title for the first time.

“After more than two years out of action, gaining weight and struggling with his mental health, he made a remarkable comeback back to the sport.

“Fury memorably fought off a controversial draw with Deontay Wilder in 2018, coming from the ground to beat Wilder. He then defeated Wilder in the rematch and became the WBC world champion, the two completed their trilogy with one of the most thrilling heavyweight fights of all time.

“But there are holes in his resume. He has never won all four major titles at the same time. This year, his bid for the undisputed heavyweight world title against Alexander Usyk ended in failure. Thicke also failed in his second fight, and another loss meant that Usyk would be considered the best heavyweight of this era.

“He’s also never had a boxing match with his great British rival Anthony Joshua. But maybe that fight might tempt Fury to come out of retirement. He’s certainly retired and has never retired before…”