Tyson Fury has revealed his plans for retirement, and he’s named his last three opponents before he hangs up the gloves for good.
The 31-year-old will face Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas on February 22 for their much anticipated rematch, after a blockbuster decision draw back in December 2018.
The first encounter saw Fury bounce back from a dramatic 12th round knockdown to go the distance with the Bronze Bomber, and he insists he won the first fight.
And the pair will meet again next month, with boxing promoter Frank Warren confirming plans for a third fight.
‘Curtains on a Fantastic Career’
But the Gypsy King believes Wilder will shy away from another rematch, and has instead laid out his three-fight plan before calling it a day.
The Brit says he’ll knock Wilder out, before moving on to unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, and will close his career with a bout against Dereck Chisora.
Speaking to BT Sport, Fury explained: “I’m happy just doing what I’m doing, ticking along nice and slowly and just take a few more scalps before I hang the gloves up.”
“Three more.”
“I’m going to knock Wilder out, and he’s not going to want a rematch.”
“I’m going to fight Joshua, I’m going to beat him too,”
“And then I’ve always said to my old pal Dereck Chisora I’d have a farewell fight with him.”
“Maybe we can get the Old Trafford fight with old Del Boy.”
“And then it’s curtains on a fantastic career.”
The former champion has a number of other avenues in his career.
He’s made multiple media appearances, has released a book and recently made his debut in the WWE.
And it looks as though Fury could make more appearances with the wrestling promotion.
‘WWE Superstar’
WWE executive vice-president Triple H has confirmed big interest in the Gypsy King returning to the entertainment industry.
“Having done a lot of the promotion for the last time he worked with us, there’s thoughts out of there for a lot of things with Tyson Fury,” he said.
“He had a blast and one of the things I learned doing press with him for the other time he worked with us was that as a kid he saw himself becoming a WWE superstar, not a boxer.”
“The entertainment side of it, that showmanship side of him is in front so I think he would love to do something more with us and a bigger thing.”
“I think he understands the entertainment value and the door is open.”
“The door is open on our side and the door is open on his side but there’s a lot of things in between now and then.”
“That fight on February 22nd will be huge for him as to what his next steps are in all of this. We’re open to that but it needs to be right for everybody.”
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End of an Era
Fury’s retirement will be the end of an era and a sad day for boxing fans.
But could we see the Gypsy King switch the boxing ring for the WWE ring permanently?
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