The boxing world was handed a shock on Monday when former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury announced his retirement from the sport … again.

"I would like to announce my retirement from boxing. It’s been a blast, I’ve loved every single minute of it," Fury said on Instagram

Instead, Joshua went on to knock out former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, while Wilder was stopped by Zhilei Zhang in his next bout. Joshua was also on the wrong end of a KO in 2024, however, as Daniel Dubois retained the IBF title against his fellow Briton in September.

British heavyweight Tyson Fury has retired from boxing — again — one month after losing a rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.

His Excellency Turki Alalshikh admits rumours about prospective bouts and paydays do not help make fights, while opening the door to a retirement

Saudi Arabian boxing chief Turki Alalshikh has suggested he will try and talk Tyson Fury out of his latest retirement, but already has contingency plans for Anthony Joshua if a bout between the pair cannot be arranged.

Tyson Fury announced he is retiring from boxing this week after losing his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk and he'll leave the sport as one of the best ever heavyweights

Who could Anthony Joshua fight next after Tyson Fury ‘retirement’? - Joshua and Fury finally seemed poisted to face one another, before the latter claimed to have retired