Updated 25 May 2025, 09:00 BST
Tyson Fury says he is retired as of May 2025 and “in no rush” to box again. Fans who hope for one last dance against Anthony Joshua must wait – Fury insists he has “nothing left to prove” after 34 wins, 2 losses and a decade on top of heavyweight boxing.
Tyson Fury retirement 2025 – what has he actually said?
Fury recorded an Instagram video yesterday, on the 24th May confirming he is “staying retired” while holidaying in Lake Como, Italy. The 36-year-old said “I ask a question of this one: For what? What would I return for? More boxing belts? I’ve won 22 of them. Fair play, I’ve got no more use for them.” In another video recorded by his wife Paris Fury, who is a fan of his retirement, joked about the gypsy king becoming an influencer for his ‘new job’.
A history of retirements and returns
This information has to be taken with a grain of salt, with one fan commenting on the video posted to instagram saying “if this man told me it was raining, I would still check”. Fury has now retired five times in ten years, leading many to doubt whether this decision will stick.His first retirement in 2016 was his main and very real struggle with mental health, returning in 2018.
Why do comeback rumours persist?
- Training clips – footage of pad work in Morecambe stirred talk of a Saudi payday, Fury is still seen training in regular videos either in the gym or running along the bay.
- The Battle of Britain – One of the biggest fights of all time in terms of British heavyweights is AJ v Fury but it never came to fruition throughout the years, however now with both fighters aging and both on a loss could be the perfect time to make the fight before it is too late.
Both promoters are still hopefull – Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn both say Fury could be tempted for “the right fight”.
Heavyweight landscape without Fury
Oleksandr Usyk remains undisputed champion after beating Fury twice in 2024. Rising UK boxing stars such as Fabio Wardley, Moses Itauma and Daniel Dubois see a clearer path to the WBC belt if Fury stays out. For British boxing rankings, the absence of its biggest name opens room for new pay-per-view headliners and boosts interest in the best British heavyweights list.
Could Tyson Fury actually return?
Boxing history says never say never. Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and Floyd Mayweather each staged profitable returns. Manny Pacquiao is now the latest to return to the ring, many years later. Fury is only 36, younger than Lennox Lewis when Lewis walked away for good. If the “Battle of Britain” with Joshua or a trilogy with Usyk reaches nine-figure territory, the Gypsy King may yet lace up again – but right now, he insists otherwise, as he always does.
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