Tyson Fury is not thinking about what lies beyond his fight with Dillian Whyte

Tyson Fury says retirement is not on his mind ahead of this month’s world heavyweight title fight with Dillian Whyte, who was this time involved in Thursday’s press conference.

The all-British contest was announced in February and while 94,000 tickets have since been sold for the Wembley Stadium clash on April 23, doubts lingered over whether Fury’s opponent would turn up after a no-show at a media event last month.

It saw Fury taking control of a press conference where he admitted this upcoming fight may be his last, but the WBC-belt holder played down that talk before Whyte appeared on the virtual press call and explained his motives behind the radio silence.

Fury said: “I am only thinking about Dillian Whyte at this moment, I am not thinking about retirement. That will all come after I have had the fight and we will think about what is to come, what the future holds for me.

“At the minute I have a massive task in Dillian. A lot of people are underestimating Dillian Whyte – but not me.

“I give the guy all the respect he deserves throughout the training camp, I have been training since January, breaking all records in the gym, so I am feeling good, looking good. I am not underestimating this guy and have given him the respect I did for Deontay Wilder.”

This will be Fury’s first fight in the UK since 2018 after all three of his bouts with Wilder took place across the Atlantic.

After an extra 4,000 tickets went on sale earlier this month, this event is now set to break a new sporting record for attendance at the new Wembley.

“I have been on the road since 2018, been in some tough fights around the world and it’s finally good to come back and create some records on UK soil,” Fury added.

“To be fighting at the national