Tyson Fury appears to cancel retirement from boxing with message to Oleksandr Usyk
Tyson Fury has hinted at a stunning return to boxing, publicly saying he will face Oleksandr Usyk ‘any time, any place’. The Gypsy King retired from boxing back in January following a second defeat to the Ukrainian star, insisting that he was stepping away from the sport for good. Tyson Fury has hinted that he’d be open to facing Usyk for a third timeAFP Since then, Usyk has announced that he’ll be facing Daniel Dubois with the fight locked in for July 19 at Wembley Stadium. That bout will be for the undisputed heavyweight title. Usyk claimed that he will fight just one more time following his contest with Dubois, leading to speculation about who he could face. Asked who his final fight could be against while speaking to The Stomping Ground, Usyk said: “Maybe it’s Tyson Fury. Maybe it’s Anthony Joshua.” Asked about the prospect of a trilogy fight with Fury, Usyk replied: “He’s not retired. “I think Tyson will continue training, continue boxing, because he’s a great man. “Yes, Tyson Fury… a lot of speak – blah blah blah blah – but it’s good. Great man, wow.” But getting wind of what Usyk had been saying, Fury couldn’t resist from throwing his hat in the ring. Commenting on social media, he said: “Beat the f***er 2 times the world knows the truth. “Any time, any place. sucher (sic) UK next time 100k people.” Usyk defeated Tyson Fury twice last year in epic showdownsGETTY Usyk is now set to face Daniel Dubois in July for the unified world heavyweight titlePiotr Duszczyk/Top Rank Fury sparked speculation that he could be eyeing a return to action during a video posted on his social media channels on Monday. “Just in the gym. I just bumped into somebody you might know,” he said before turning the camera to long-time trainer SugarHill Steward. He then gave the biggest indication he will reverse his retirement yet, by saying: “You know what is coming.” Steward concurred: “You know what time it is.” His video came on the same day that Usyk and Daniel Dubois began their press tour for their undisputed showdown on July 19. The pair clashed in the talkSPORT studios at midday over the contentious low blow in their inaugural encounter. Three hours later, Fury took to social media to steal the show with the boxing world now watching on to see if the Gypsy King does come out of retirement for the fourth time.
Tyson Fury has hinted at a stunning return to boxing, publicly saying he will face Oleksandr Usyk ‘any time, any place’.
The Gypsy King retired from boxing back in January following a second defeat to the Ukrainian star, insisting that he was stepping away from the sport for good.
Since then, Usyk has announced that he’ll be facing Daniel Dubois with the fight locked in for July 19 at Wembley Stadium.
That bout will be for the undisputed heavyweight title.
Usyk claimed that he will fight just one more time following his contest with Dubois, leading to speculation about who he could face.
Asked who his final fight could be against while speaking to The Stomping Ground, Usyk said: “Maybe it’s Tyson Fury. Maybe it’s Anthony Joshua.”
Asked about the prospect of a trilogy fight with Fury, Usyk replied: “He’s not retired.
“I think Tyson will continue training, continue boxing, because he’s a great man.
“Yes, Tyson Fury… a lot of speak – blah blah blah blah – but it’s good. Great man, wow.”
But getting wind of what Usyk had been saying, Fury couldn’t resist from throwing his hat in the ring.
Commenting on social media, he said: “Beat the f***er 2 times the world knows the truth.
“Any time, any place. sucher (sic) UK next time 100k people.”
Fury sparked speculation that he could be eyeing a return to action during a video posted on his social media channels on Monday.
“Just in the gym. I just bumped into somebody you might know,” he said before turning the camera to long-time trainer SugarHill Steward.
He then gave the biggest indication he will reverse his retirement yet, by saying: “You know what is coming.”
Steward concurred: “You know what time it is.”
His video came on the same day that Usyk and Daniel Dubois began their press tour for their undisputed showdown on July 19.
The pair clashed in the talkSPORT studios at midday over the contentious low blow in their inaugural encounter.
Three hours later, Fury took to social media to steal the show with the boxing world now watching on to see if the Gypsy King does come out of retirement for the fourth time.
