Tyson Fury has claimed he is “too old” to return to boxing and will “never” fight again, despite announcing his plans to come out of retirement and face Oleksandr Usyk last month
Tyson Fury has claimed he will “never” fight again, just weeks after it was announced that he was planning to return to the ring. Fury announced his retirement from boxing in January after suffering a second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
It was the fourth time Fury has retired from the sport and Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh confirmed last month that the 36-year-old was set to come out of retirement.
Alalshikh said: “The ‘Gypsy King’ will be back!!! I talked with him, and I have his word to have him in Riyadh Season in 2026. We have a rabbit to hunt!”
Fury then claimed there were plans for him to have a trilogy fight against Usyk at Wembley Stadium on April 18 2026. However, Fury has now backtracked when asked about his comeback during an appearance at Doncaster Racecourse.
When asked when he plans to fight again, Fury told Sky Sports : “Never. Really! Too old, look at my beard, all grey. Boxing’s a young man’s game.”
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The boxer was at Doncaster Racecourse to film a segment for his fly-on-the-wall documentary At Home With The Furys. Netfix cameras followed him as he watched his racehorse Big Gypsy King run in the Unison Campaigning For Public Services Handicap over seven furlongs.
However, the filly did not perform on the day and failed to finish in front of any of the other runners in 11th place. Jockey Luke Morris reported to the on-course stewards that his mount was never travelling.
Big Gypsy King, trained in Newmarket by Oliver Cole, has made seven appearances on the track and scored for the first time at Chelmsford in May. But a greater adventure might await Fury and his manager Spencer Brown, who have started to invest in horses in the National Hunt side of the sport – racing over jumps.
Top bloodstock agent Jerry McGrath signed for ex-Joseph O’Brien trainee Cossack Chach at the Goffs UK October Sale in Doncaster last year. The £36,000 buy was joined on the lorry to Cumbrian trainer Jimmy Moffatt’s stable by Sea The Clouds, who cost £14,000.
The latter horse recouped almost £7,000 of his purchase price when he hit the target at Cartmel races in July, with former champion jockey Brian Hughes riding.
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