Tyson Fury announced he is retiring from boxing this week after losing his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk and he'll leave the sport as one of the best ever heavyweights

The boxing world was handed a shock on Monday when former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury announced his retirement from the sport … again.

Fury is one of the best fighters of his generation, reaching boxing's pinnacle as a heavyweight, but skeptics wonder whether this will stick

"I would like to announce my retirement from boxing. It’s been a blast, I’ve loved every single minute of it," Fury said on Instagram

The Gypsy King’ suffered a second consecutive loss to Oleksandr Usyk in December and is intent on hanging the gloves up despite talk of a mega fight with Anthony Joshua

British heavyweight Tyson Fury has retired from boxing — again — one month after losing a rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.

Saudi Arabian boxing chief Turki Alalshikh has suggested he will try and talk Tyson Fury out of his latest retirement, but already has contingency plans for Anthony Joshua if a bout between the pair cannot be arranged.

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