Oleksandr Usyk has reacted to the news that former rival, Tyson Fury, has retired from boxing.
Fury, announced he was hanging up the gloves for good after suffering back-to-back defeats to the Ukrainian.
There had been much Speculation surrounding a potential fight between Fury and Anthony Joshua in 2025, but the Morecambe fighter delivered bad news to UK boxing fans.
Taking to social media the former WBC champion said: “I’d like to announce my retirement from boxing, it’s been a blast. I’ve loved every single minute of it.
“I’m going to end with this, Dick Turpin wore a mask. God bless everybody, see you on the other side.”
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🚨 Tyson Fury has just announced his retirement from boxing 😮
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— Boxing on TNT Sports (@boxingontnt) January 13, 2025
Oleksandr Usyk gives his verdict on the British fighter’s announcement.
Speaking to talkSPORT he said: “I don’t think about it but I think it is not true.
“Once Tyson has relaxed, and rested, maybe Tyson will be back.
“Boxing if you do this for a long time: 10, 15, 20, 25 years then boxing is like a drug.
“If you don’t go to training one day then you feel dead. For me, at least.
“I train every day. I don’t do boxing every day. Sometimes I do crossfit, and running training.
“I only do boxing when I am in my camp.”
Frank Warren Fury’s UK boxing promoter just wants him to be happy.
Warren told BoxingScene: ‘I don’t speak to him on a regular basis because he’s spending time with his family.
‘He had nearly a year in training camp with a fight. One camp, very late into the camp, fell apart because of his cut eye.
‘He got back in camp again for the Usyk fight. Then he had another camp for it [the rematch].
‘Last year was a lot of sacrifice for him, not seeing his family, his wife and kids and so forth. He’s making up for it now.
‘He’s retired, and I’m just looking forward to him being happy. That’s all I want to do, is see him being happy. He’s retired and God bless him.’
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