British heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury says he is retiring from the sport.
The 36-year-old former world champion took to social media to say he was hanging up his gloves.
In a video posted on his Instagram account, he said: “I would like to announce my retirement from boxing.
“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!”
Fury previously said he was done with the sport after beating Dillian Whyte in 2022 – only to return at the end of the year.
It comes amid speculation over planned bouts for Fury later this year, following his rematch defeat to reigning heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk in December.
Just two days ago, Sky Sports News reported Wembley had been reserved for Fury to fight Anthony Joshua in the summer.
Reporting on the surprise announcement, Sky News sports correspondent Rob Harris said: “Fury has announced his retirement in the past, in 2022, he was lured out of retirement that time so is this really the end for Tyson Fury at 36?
“If it is, he has had one of the great British heavyweight boxing careers but with that element of caution that he does often make these announcements then decide he can’t resist the lure of the ring.”
He added that fights like Fury’s loss to Usyk were “very lucrative … so maybe the finances make it too irresistible” to not return to the ring.
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