Tyson Fury Claims He Will 'Fully Retire' After His Upcoming Fight With Dillian Whyte

In true Tyson Fury style, the heavyweight champion of the world has sensationally claimed he will retire after his upcoming fight with Dillian Whyte.

Fury, 33, will defend his WBC title against Whyte at Wembley on April 23.

It is arguably the biggest all-British heavyweight fight since Lennox Lewis successfully defended the same WBC title against Frank Bruno in 1993.

Speaking a press conference on Tuesday to promote the fight, Fury said: "This is the final fight of my career, I'm retiring after this. $150m in the bank, healthy, young.

"I'm gonna buy a massive yacht abroad. I'm retiring. I'm out, this is my final fight, I'm done."

“Don’t call me as I won’t answer the phone.”

It remains to be seen whether Fury will indeed hang up his gloves after facing mandatory challenger Whyte.

Hugely lucrative fights could be on offer for Fury if he beats Whyte, with an undisputed title fight against Oleksandr Usyk or rival Anthony Joshua a possibility.

Ukraine's Usyk holds all the other major belts in the heavyweight division after beating Joshua via unanimous decision in September.

The pair were expected to face each other in a rematch later this year but that fight has now been thrown into doubt in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Usyk travelling to his homeland to help the defence.

It is not the first time that Fury has claimed he will retire from the sport.

The 'Gypsy King' claimed he would call time on his career after beating Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, only to sensationally return to boxing three years later in one of the sport's great comeback stories.