Tyson fury may never box again
Tyson fury was at the Manchester Field on Saturday to watch cousin Hosea Burton beat Fernando Castaneda in three rounds
World heavyweight champion Tyson fury will never battle again, driving English promoter Eddie Hearn has said.
Fury, 28, has pulled back from his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko, booked for 29 October, in light of reported emotional well-being issues.
The Englishman, who has not battled since beating Klitschko last November, put off the first rematch in June.
"Fury will be stripped of his titles and, after a fight in court, he'll say: 'No more, I'm done'," said Hearn.
"It will be truly untidy and it may take a year to determine. I know there are sensitivities around psychological wellness issues yet this is a business.
"The administering bodies have had enough. The world heavyweight title is a gigantic piece of their business and they've not profited from it for a year."
Fury beat Klitschko on focuses in Germany - the Ukrainian's first misfortune since 2004 - to get the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles, with American Deontay More out of control holding the WBC belt.
Inside two weeks fury was stripped of the IBF title since he was not able battle required challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov - and that belt is presently held by fury's kindred Briton Anthony Joshua.
World heavyweight champion Tyson fury will never battle again, driving English promoter Eddie Hearn has said.
Fury, 28, has pulled back from his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko, booked for 29 October, in light of reported emotional well-being issues.
The Englishman, who has not battled since beating Klitschko last November, put off the first rematch in June.
"Fury will be stripped of his titles and, after a fight in court, he'll say: 'No more, I'm done'," said Hearn.
"It will be truly untidy and it may take a year to determine. I know there are sensitivities around psychological wellness issues yet this is a business.
"The administering bodies have had enough. The world heavyweight title is a gigantic piece of their business and they've not profited from it for a year."
Fury beat Klitschko on focuses in Germany - the Ukrainian's first misfortune since 2004 - to get the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles, with American Deontay More out of control holding the WBC belt.
Inside two weeks fury was stripped of the IBF title since he was not able battle required challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov - and that belt is presently held by fury's kindred Briton Anthony Joshua.
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