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

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

The former two-time heavyweight world champion was spotted in Lancashire just a few days after announcing his retirement from the sport of boxing

Instead, Joshua went on to knock out former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, while Wilder was stopped by Zhilei Zhang in his next bout. Joshua was also on the wrong end of a KO in 2024, however, as Daniel Dubois retained the IBF title against his fellow Briton in September.

Fury has previously retired from boxing, only later to return to the ring. In 2022, Fury retired following his technical knockout victory over Dillian Whyte, but by December of that year he was back defending his title against Derek Chisora.

The announcement comes after Fury suffered a second defeat of his career by Oleksandr Usyk last month in Saudi Arabia.

A decorated heavyweight boxing career apparently has come to an end with Tyson Fury announcing his retirement.

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will retire from boxing, ending a decorated career spanning nearly two decades, he announced Monday on Instagram.

Tyson Fury is hanging up his gloves. The former heavyweight champion announced Monday that he is retiring from boxing at the age of 36, less than a month after “The Gypsy King” lost for a second consecutive time to Oleksandr Usyk.

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

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