Tyson Fury has announced his shock retirement from boxing following his latest defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury's announcement comes just weeks after his second successive defeat in the boxing ring to Usyk.
The 36-year-old made the announcement on social media and delivered a cryptic message as he signed off.
"I am going to make this short and sweet, but I would like to announce my retirement from boxing," Fury said in a video posted on social media.
Tyson Fury has announced his retirement from boxing
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"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.
Turpin was an infamous highwayman in the 18th century who was executed in York in 1739 for his crimes.
The phrase 'at least Dick Turpin wore a mask' has been coined as a popular phrase to implicate that someone is trying to rob another person.
Fury was left furious after his latest defeat to Usyk last month, claiming the Ukrainian heavyweight 'got a Christmas gift' from the judges.
"Frank [Warren] had me three or four rounds up, a lot of people had me at least two," Fury said.
"It is what it is, I am not going to cry over spilt milk, it has happened now.
"I have been in boxing all my life and you can't change any decision, but I will always feel hard done by. When you don't get a knockout, you can't guarantee a win.
"I think I won both fights. There is no doubt in my mind I won this fight. I think Usyk got a Christmas gift but it's not Oleksandr's fault."
Fury's retirement ultimately puts an end to talks regarding an all-British blockbuster fight with Anthony Joshua.
The 35-year-old revealed recently that a fight with Fury was his main target heading into 2025.
Reports emerged recently that an agreement was already in place for Fury and Joshua to finally step into the ring to face one another.
It was just last week that Eddie Hearn revealed he booked out Wembley in the summer in anticipation of a fight between Joshua and Fury.
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PA"Yes. We're looking to get back in the ring in May or June," Hearn revealed.
"If it ended up being July, it doesn't really matter,' Hearn told Sky Sports at the Ring Awards when asked if he has booked in a Wembley date.
"I still think it rests on Tyson Fury. Until the water settles on the defeat and where he's at mentally and what he wants to do, that's where we're really going to find out.
"Because when he looks at the options, what else is he going to do and who else is he going to fight?"
