Tyson Fury’s wife Paris has consistently called for the former heavyweight champion to retire from boxing.
On Monday, ‘The Gypsy King’ posted a video on his social media to announce he was hanging up his gloves. "Hi everybody, I'm going to make this short and sweet," Fury said. "I'd like to announce my retirement from boxing. It's been a blast, I've loved every single minute of it. I'm going to end with this. Dick Turpin wore a mask. God bless everybody, see you on the other side. Get up!"
It was a shock revelation from Fury, who had been widely anticipated to finally face Anthony Joshua at some point this year. However, the 36-year-old has decided to call time on his career after losing to Oleksandr Usyk for a second time in December. It is not the first time that Fury has stated he is done with boxing - but his wife Paris has often spoken about the prospect of her husband retiring.
In the build-up to his rematch with Usyk, Paris confirmed that she had not spoken to her husband during his training camp. "Yeah, it is true. I think after the last fight, everything that went on previously personally in our lives and then Tyson obviously had the outcome last time, I just think he decided this on his own and I had to support him in it,” Paris explained to iFL TV.
"He didn't want to be involved in family life so he's cut himself off from us for the last few months and he has put himself in a serious, serious condition and he looks very, very determined. So if it's what needed to be, then God willing tomorrow night it will all come out and it will all be good and all worthwhile."
Tyson's absence from her and their seven children was difficult for the family. However, Paris previously admitted that Tyson’s retirement in 2016,
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