Tyson Fury explains real reason behind retirement decision – ‘Didn’t remember anything’ | Boxing | Sport

“I promised [my wife] Paris, I said, ‘This is gonna be my last fight babe, I won’t put you through this anymore.’ I saw everyone ringside and the amount of stress it was putting on them. I actually said, ‘I won’t fight again after this.’ I meant it.

“I got back home, I had a couple of weeks doing the bins and the school run. I said to Paris, ‘I’m gonna do one more fight babe, in England.’ I felt like I needed to come back to England and have another big fight in the UK.”

Fury, along with his promoter Frank Warren, executed the plan by putting together a blockbuster fight with Dillian Whyte, who finally got his long-awaited shot at a world heavyweight title.