Controversial British world heavyweight champ Fury announces retirement from the combat sport with malicious statement on social media, says sport is the saddest thing he took part in
Tyson Fury ahead of his fight with Dereck Chisora on November 6, 2014 in Bolton, England. Pic/Getty Images
Tyson Fury ahead of his fight with Dereck Chisora on November 6, 2014 in Bolton, England. Pic/Getty Images
London: Tyson Fury has announced his immediate retirement from boxing. The 28-year-old, whose career has been mired in controversy since he unexpectedly defeated Wladimir Klitschko for the IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles, dismissed the sport as "a pile of s**t" and "the saddest thing I ever took part in" in a post on his Twitter account yesterday afternoon. He had been scheduled to earn the biggest purse of his career in a rematch with Klitschko at the Manchester Arena on October 29.
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Cocaine to blame
He withdrew from that date, however, with the explanation he had been "declared medically unfit to fight", and since then it has been reported he has tested positive for cocaine. Fury’s full tweet read: "Boxing is the saddest thing I ever took part in, all a pile of s**t, I’m the greatest, & I’m also retired, so go suck a d***, happy days."
Fury, who was stripped of his IBF title when it became clear he planned to face Klitschko again instead of mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov, had postponed the first defence of his WBO and WBA titles from July because of an ankle injury.
By that point he had already offended many by making sexist, homophobic and anti-Semitic comments, but he apologised for those and insisted he is "in no way a racist or bigot".
Since his ankle injury, Fury’s career—which held such promise in his position as the world’s leading heavyweight—has suffered significant damage.
Reports emerged that allegedly he had failed a test for the banned substance nandrolone, allegations he denied and responded to through his legal team, who spoke of plans to sue UK Anti-Doping (UKAD).
Phone runs out of battery
He missed a press conference last month to promote his re-match with Klitschko, when his manager Mick Hennessy said his car had broken down and his mobile phone had run out of battery.
At that time Klitschko cast doubt over the October 29 date taking place, with a hearing for his alleged doping violation scheduled for November, before insisting he was prepared to wait for their rematch.
Fury then withdrew from the fight amid doubts over whether he would consequently be stripped of his WBO and WBA titles, and most recently it was reported he had tested positive for cocaine.
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