Tyson Fury blasts ‘soft’ Dillian Whyte for no-showing press conference, and says he will ‘fully retire’ after title fight
- ‘What I want to do is chill on a beach and live on boats,’ the unbeaten two-time world champion says
- Fury accuses challenger of ‘showing the white flag’ after staying in Portugal to train instead of promoting title fight at Wembley Stadium
Tyson Fury says he will retire after next month’s defence of his WBC title against fellow British heavyweight Dillian Whyte in London, stating he has “nothing to prove”.
The unbeaten two-time world champion was expected to face the winner of Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, the holder of the WBA, IBF and WBO belts, in a unification bout should he beat Whyte.
But after Tuesday’s news conference to promote the fight on April 23 at Wembley Stadium, Fury – who has hinted at walking away from boxing before – said he would be “fully retired after the fight”.
“What I want to do after boxing is chill on a beach, drink pina coladas, drive Ferraris and live on boats and that’s it,” the 33-year-old said. “That’s what I’ll do.”
When asked if he harboured ambitions of challenging Joshua or Usyk, he reaffirmed that he would be retiring “100 per cent”.
“[I’m a] two-time undisputed champion, 150 million in the bank, nothing to prove to nobody,” said the self-styled “Gypsy King”.
