Just days after announcing he would be fighting Chisora, Fury again announced his retirement. It was during this stretch that the idea of a trilogy bout with Chisora was first floated by Fury. That announcement kicked off a months-long stretch of Fury alternating between insisting he was actually retired and calling out fighters. Tyson Fury ’s promoter Frank Warren has confirmed that the WBC champion’s unification fight against Oleksandr Usyk is back on and set to take place at Wembley on April 29. What was not expected was Fury's announcement in the ring that he was retiring from boxing. As expected, Fury made easy work of Whyte. Tyson Fury improved his record to 31-0-1 and defended his WBC heavyweight title with an 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder in the third fight of the Fury vs Wilder trilogy. ET).įury's year started reasonably enough, facing off with longtime mandatory contender Dillian Whyte in April.
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Fury will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Derek Chisora in a trilogy bout on Saturday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London ( ESPN+, 1 p.m. Fight Freaks Unite first reported the news. While it isn't against the opponent anyone expected, Fury will return to the ring one more time before the year comes to an end. Heavyweight titleholders Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have reached tentative a deal on a unification bout, according to WBA President Jesus Mendoza. To say Tyson Fury has had a strange year would be an understatement.
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