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Martin Domin

Tyson Fury claims he will retire after Dillian Whyte fight with £100million in the bank

Tyson Fury has claimed his fight with Dillian Whyte will be his last.

Fury will put his heavyweight world title on the line for the second time when he meets Whyte at Wembley on April 23.

And he claims he will bow out of the sport after the final bell - without fighting Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua.

"This is the final fight of my career, I'm retiring after this," he told reporters. "$150million in the bank, healthy, young, I'm going to buy a massive yacht abroad. I'm retiring, I'm out, this is my final fight, I'm done."

Fury has made similar claims before and is unlikely to officially retire, regardless of the result against Whyte.

The Londoner refused to appear at Tuesday's press conference, preferring to remain in Portugal where his training camp is based.

Tyson Fury claimed he will retire next month (Philip Sharkey/TGS Photo/REX/Shutterstock)

And Fury added: "It has been an absolute roller coaster of a ride. I’ve been across the Atlantic fighting at exotic venues and now I feel like the song by Thin Lizzy ‘The boys are back in Town’. After four years away I get to come back on the world’s biggest stage at Wembley Stadium.

"I am putting on for those who travelled out to Las Vegas and the fans who stayed up until 5am to watch on BT Sport. Now they can come and watch on home soil and be a part of history.

"People will be talking about this event, saying ‘where were you when this happened on that night of 23 April 2022?’ in years to come. When Tyson Fury smashed this fella to pieces in front of home fans in the UK.

"There hasn’t been a bigger fight since Lewis-Bruno, an all-British showdown for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.

"It will be a fantastic event and I know Dillian Whyte is going to come in prepared. He will be rugged, rough, game and aggressive.

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"Both fighters are going for the knockout in this fight and when I land the Lancaster Bomber on his jaw it is going to be over.

"I am looking to put on an excellent showcase of knockout boxing in front of the UK fans and then sing a load of songs afterwards! Time to party on down in the Big Smoke!

"I am not concerned about Dillian not being here because this is the Tyson Fury Roadshow."

Rather than retire, Fury is likely to chase the winner of Usyk's rematch with Joshua which is due to be held in May or June.

That would see the crowning of the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.

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