Tyson Fury reiterated on Saturday that he was stepping down after retaining his WBC heavyweight boxing belt by beating fellow Briton Dillian Whyte in London.
“I think this is the end curtain for the Gypsy King“, he told the 94,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium. At the very end of the sixth round, Fury blasted his opponent Dillian Whyte with an uppercut from elsewhere and thus increased his invincibility to 33 fights (a draw). At the question: “Will we see you again in a ring?, the whimsical 33-year-old boxer replied: “I promised my wife Paris that after the third fight against (Deontay) Wylder, I was quitting, and I meant it. But I was offered the opportunity to fight at home at Wembley and I owed the English public a fight at Wembley. Now it’s done. (…) And what a way to leave!“, he added.
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»I am overwhelmed with support«Fury said. “I can’t believe 94,000 of my countrymen came here to watch me. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and stayed up late to watch this fight on TV. current WBA, IBF and WBO champion, or his compatriot Anthony Joshua, to aim for the unification of all the world belts.
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