Britain’s former world heavyweight champion, Tyson
Fury, appears to have hung up his gloves again in a post on Instagram on
Wednesday.
“Been very blessed in my life & career achieve the
upmost in boxing, was a [sic] epic journey along the way. Thanks to all
the fans that supported & believed in me along the way,” he wrote.
“Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. THE END.”
The 28-year-old, who has an unblemished 25-0 record,
became WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO world champion when he defeated
Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 but has not fought since,
having pulled out of two planned rematches.
In June 2016 he was charged with doping offenses by UK Anti-Doping, allegations he denied.
In October that year, Fury appeared to announce his
retirement on Twitter, only to then retract the statement shortly before
giving up his titles, saying he wanted to focus on dealing with mental
health issues.
The next day, Fury had his license temporarily withdrawn
by the British Boxing Board of Control, a move which his trainer and
uncle Peter Fury said could be “a blessing in disguise”.
In March 2017, Fury suggested he could make a comeback and
when compatriot Anthony Joshua beat Klitschko at Wembley the following
month, the new world champion said he wanted to fight Fury, a challenge
which Fury accepted on Twitter.
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