The world champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC) of the heavyweight, the British Tyson Fury, affirmed that he will retire after his fight on April 23 against his compatriot Dillian Whyte in London, in the defense of his title, estimating that he will not has “nothing more to prove”.
Everyone dreamed, in case of victory against Whyte, his official contender, of a title reunification match against the winner of the rematch between his compatriot Anthony Joshua and the Ukrainian Oleksander Usyk, who had snatched his WBA, IBF belts. and OMB last September.
But on the sidelines of an event in London on Tuesday to introduce their April 23 bout, Fury said he will be “completely retired” after facing Whyte.
“What I want to do after boxing is lie on a beach, drink a piña colada, drive a Ferrari and live on a yacht, full stop. That’s what I’ll do,” the 33-year-old insisted.
Asked about his ambitions to unify the belts, the “Gipsy King” (King of the Gypsies), the nickname he has received, replied that he is “undefeated double world champion, with 150 million (pounds) in his bank account without having to prove anything.
