Tyson Fury, 36, claims he will ‘NEVER' return to boxing just weeks after announcing comeback and hints at new career
Fury retired in January - for the fourth time in his career - a month after he was beaten again by Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch.
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Then in July, the unpredictable Gypsy King told a crowd of his fans at an event in BoxPark Wembley that he would return to the ring in 2026.
But Fury - who suffers from bipolar - appears to have already KO'd that idea in what is his latest retirement U-turn.
Asked when he will fight again, he told Sky Sports: "Never. Really! Too old, look at my beard, all grey. Boxing's a young man's game."
Fury was at the Doncaster Racecourse where his three-year-old filly named Big Gypsy King - trained in Oxfordshire by Oliver Cole - was in action.
But she finished dead last out of 11 having sent off a 7-1 shot.
If Fury is truly retired, he opened the door to potentially focusing on a career as a horse race owner.
He said: "Maybe. Who knows?"
It comes as a blow to fans who wanted to see Fury, 36, fight Anthony Joshua, 35, next year.
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Especially after Fury said in July: "I do miss it, every single day I wake up in the morning and miss it.
"I've been away seven months, missed it everyday. I'm open to offers at the moment.
'Started from the bottom' - Proud Tyson Fury watches race horse Big Gypsy King at Doncaster from owners' section
"I'm not going to be doing any comebacks this year, that's for sure. I'm busy as you can see I've got Netflix here.
"I'm filming At Home With The Furys season two. Come on! And then next year the big GK is going to make a f***ing comeback.
"The takeover! I'm gonna be 37 in about three weeks so I'm going to be the oldest swinger with all these young boys coming up it's going to be difficult.
"But I believe I can put on some very good nights still."
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