{"id":324279,"date":"2025-08-07T04:21:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T04:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/324279\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T04:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T04:21:13","slug":"former-champion-tyson-fury-rejects-idea-of-possible-boxing-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/324279\/","title":{"rendered":"Former champion Tyson Fury rejects idea of possible boxing comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has rejected the idea of making a comeback in the sport.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tyson-Fury-1024x585.jpg\" class=\"nlz w-full h-auto wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tyson Fury\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of his second straight defeat at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury revealed that he would be walking away from the sport of professional boxing. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/boxing-news\/tyson-fury\/frank-warren-responds-to-tyson-furys-latest-retirement-announcement-following-second-loss-to-oleksandr-usyk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced his retirement<\/a> in a short video and while many people felt as if he would eventually break it, that hasn\u2019t proven to be the case thus far. Of course, this is combat sports we\u2019re talking about here, and retiring has proven to be a temporary decision for many great fighters over the years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/boxing-news\/tyson-fury\/tyson-fury-backs-jake-paul-to-knock-out-anthony-joshua-in-potential-boxing-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyson Fury backs Jake Paul to knock out Anthony Joshua in potential boxing match<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alas, for now, Fury seems to have his heart set on staying away. There are so many possible bouts out there for him, including a showdown with Anthony Joshua that boxing fans have been waiting to see for over a decade. Both men know and understand the cultural relevance it would have in the UK, but they\u2019ve opted against getting it booked for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent video while he was out at the races, Fury was once again asked about his future in boxing, and he was pretty honest when giving his answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f \u201cWhen do we see you back in the ring?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd4a \u201cNever! I\u2019m too old \u2013 look at my beard, it\u2019s all grey!\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SimonMapletoft?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SimonMapletoft<\/a> caught up with Tyson Fury at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DoncasterRaces?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DoncasterRaces<\/a> ahead of Big Gypsy King\u2019s run at 3.30pm\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0u9Q0b53gW\">pic.twitter.com\/0u9Q0b53gW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 At The Races (@AtTheRaces) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtTheRaces\/status\/1951650225568846171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has rejected the idea of making a comeback in the sport. 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