Tyson Fury announces comeback from retirement and explains reason behind it
Tyson Fury has made a U-turn on his retirement plans by sharing a new video explaining why he's decided to return to boxing. Check it out:
In the clip shared on his Twitter account today (9 August), the 33-year-old heavyweight champion said: "I've decided to come back to boxing because I can be the first heavyweight champion in history to have two trilogies - one with Deontay Wilder and a second one with Derek Chisora.
"I always said I'd fight Derek Chisora again in my career, and here we are, breaking all records again."
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Fury already beat Chisora in the ring twice in 2011 and then 2014, and it looks like he's hoping to bag a third victory by calling on the 38-year-old boxer for a rematch.
The news arrives after the self-proclaimed 'Gypsy King' announced his retirement following his defeat of Dillian Whyte in a sixth round knockout back in April.
In his post-fight interview, Fury said: "You know I promised my lovely wife Paris of 14 years that after the Wilder three fight that would be it and I meant it. It was a great trilogy but I meant that.
"I got offered to fight at Wembley at home and I believe I owed it to the fans, I owed it to every person in the United Kingdom to come here and fight at Wembley.
"And now it's all done, I have to be a man of my word and I think this is it, this might be the final curtain for the Gypsy King. And what a way to go out."
However, the fans weren't convinced, especially after Fury appeared to be open to the idea of an MMA/boxing crossover fight with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
But for now, the athlete has his heart set on picking up the boxing gloves once more for a potential third match with Chisora.
Elaborating on why he's enlisted featherweight champion Isaac Lowe as his trainer, Fury explained: "When I was with Peter [Fury], Isaac was there. When I was with Ben [Davidson], Isaac was there."
He continued: "He's always given me information, he knows me better than anybody on the planet, and we're a great team.
"We've always been together and we're going to finish this out together. We've always worked very well together and here we are, about to take on a massive, massive, massive event."
Well, it looks like the ball is in Chisora's court - watch this space.
Topics: Tyson Fury, Boxing, Sport
Daisy Phillipson