Tyson Fury
British boxer
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| January 13 2025 | Tyson Fury announced his retirement from professional boxing via an Instagram video, unusually referencing Dick Turpin and wearing a mask. His retirement announcement was viewed skeptically due to his history of multiple previous retirement declarations. |
| January 13 2025 | Announced retirement from professional boxing via Instagram. |
| December 21 2024 | Fury lost the rematch to Usyk by unanimous decision, with all three ringside judges scoring it 116-112 in Usyk's favor. |
| May 29 2024 | Rematch with Usyk scheduled for 21 December 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a total purse reportedly worth $191 million. |
| May 18 2024 | Fury fought Usyk in a bout to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four belt era, ultimately losing via split decision in his first professional boxing loss. |
| February 2 2024 | Fight with Usyk postponed after Fury suffered a cut in sparring above his right eye requiring urgent medical attention. |
| February 2 2024 | Fight with Usyk postponed after Fury suffered a cut in sparring above his right eye requiring urgent medical attention and significant stitching. |
| October 28 2023 | Tyson Fury fought Francis Ngannou in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in a ten-round professional boxing match. Despite being a heavy favorite and getting knocked down in the third round, Fury won via a controversial split decision. The fight was Ngannou's professional boxing debut. |
| September 29 2023 | Fury signed a contract to face unified WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
| August 16 2023 | Netflix series 'At Home with the Furys' was released |
| December 3 2022 | Fury defeated Derek Chisora via 10th-round TKO at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, successfully defending his WBC heavyweight title in front of 60,000 fans. |
| November 11 2022 | Released a cover of 'Sweet Caroline' as a single to raise money for men's mental health charity Talk Club |
| October 20 2022 | Tyson Fury announced his return from retirement to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Derek Chisora in a trilogy bout scheduled for December 3rd. |
| August 12 2022 | Fury announced his retirement and relinquished his Ring title. |
| June 2022 | Refused entry to the United States, reportedly due to links with Daniel Kinahan, who is subject to U.S. government sanctions. |
| April 23 2022 | Fury defeated Dillian Whyte by sixth-round technical knockout at Wembley Stadium, in front of a record-breaking crowd of 94,000 fans. |
| March 2 2022 | Tickets for the fight went on sale, with 85,000 of 90,000 available tickets sold within the first 3 hours. |
| March 1 2022 | First press conference for the Fury-Whyte fight at Wembley Stadium, with Whyte notably absent. |
| February 2022 | Photographed alongside Daniel Kinahan in Dubai. |
| February 25 2022 | Official announcement that the Fury-Whyte fight would take place at Wembley Stadium in London on 23 April. |
| February 16 2022 | Launched his energy drink brand Furocity Energy to compete with Red Bull and Monster Energy |
| January 28 2022 | Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions won the purse bid for the Fury-Whyte fight with a record-breaking bid of $41,025,000. |
| January 11 2022 | Initial deadline for purse bids for the Fury-Whyte fight, which was later pushed back multiple times. |
| 2021 | Fury was honored with the Best Boxer ESPY Award for the second consecutive year, further cementing his status as a top boxer. |
| December 30 2021 | WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman ruled that Fury would be entitled to 80% of the purse for his upcoming fight with Dillian Whyte, with Whyte receiving 20% as the challenger. |
| October 9 2021 | Fury defeated Deontay Wilder in their trilogy fight via eleventh-round knockout, winning by a dramatic and intense bout that was widely acclaimed as a fight of the year. |
| July 2021 | Fury tests positive for COVID-19, causing postponement of the scheduled fight with Wilder. |
| May 22 2021 | Fury announced he signed the contract for the Wilder trilogy fight during a live broadcast, with Wilder's manager also confirming the fight was on. |
| May 17 2021 | Arbitration judge Daniel Weinstein ruled that Fury must honour a contractual clause for a third fight with Wilder, potentially disrupting plans for a fight with Joshua. |
| 2020 | Tyson Fury is featured in documentary series 'Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King', a 3-episode exploration of his life and boxing career |
| 2020 | Tyson Fury received multiple prestigious awards, including Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year and the Best Boxer ESPY Award, acknowledging his remarkable boxing career. |
| 2020 | Published his second book 'The Furious Method', a self-help book that became a Sunday Times bestseller |
| October 12 2020 | Fury announced he was foregoing the trilogy fight with Wilder after organizers failed to deliver a date for the event in 2020. |
| August 2020 | Purchased a gym in the north east corner of Morecambe FC's main stadium |
| June 24 2020 | Announced that he had parted ways with Daniel Kinahan as an advisor, following controversy over Kinahan's alleged organized crime connections. |
| June 11 2020 | Eddie Hearn announced a potential two-fight deal between Fury and Anthony Joshua, contingent on both fighters winning their upcoming matches. |
| March 2020 | Weeks after the second fight, Wilder initiates a contractual rematch clause, with the bout initially scheduled for July 18. |
| February 22 2020 | Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder by technical knockout in the seventh round, becoming the first man to defeat two champions with 10 or more world championship defenses. The fight was stopped when Wilder's corner threw in the towel, with Fury dominating the match and landing 82 of 267 total punches. |
| 2019 | Appeared as a guest vocalist on Robbie Williams' studio album 'The Christmas Present' for the song 'Bad Sharon' |
| 2019 | Tyson Fury appears in television documentary series 'Meet the Furys', featuring 4 episodes about his life and family |
| December 27 2019 | The Fury vs. Wilder rematch was officially announced, with the venue set as the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. |
| November 27 2019 | ESPN announced Tyson Fury would face Deontay Wilder in a rematch on 22 February 2020, following their controversial 2018 draw. Fury split with his long-time trainer Ben Davison and partnered with SugarHill Steward. |
| November 23 2019 | Deontay Wilder defeated Luis Ortiz with a seventh-round knockout in their rematch. |
| November 14 2019 | Fury's autobiography 'Behind the Mask' was released and reached number-one bestseller on Amazon within 24 hours |
| November 8 2019 | Fury appeared on SmackDown at the Manchester Arena, suggesting a potential tag team partnership with Strowman and challenging the B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel). |
| October 31 2019 | Tyson Fury defeated Braun Strowman via countout at WWE Crown Jewel, reportedly earning £11.9 million ($15 million) for his participation. |
| October 11 2019 | WWE confirmed a match between Tyson Fury and Braun Strowman at WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. |
| October 4 2019 | Tyson Fury made a notable appearance on WWE's SmackDown on Fox debut, confronting Braun Strowman during his match by staring him down and jumping the barricade before being stopped by security. |
| September 2019 | Penguin Random House secured publishing rights for Tyson Fury's autobiography 'Behind the Mask' |
| September 14 2019 | Fury won a unanimous decision against Otto Wallin at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, despite suffering a serious cut above his right eye in the third round. He won the WBC Mayan belt and landed 179 of 651 total punches during the fight. After the victory, Fury called out Deontay Wilder for a rematch in February 2020. |
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