Boxing champion Tyson Fury retires

October 03, 2016 18:38

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announced he was retiring from boxing in a profanity-laced tweet on Monday.

"Boxing is the saddest thing I ever took part in, all a pile of s***, I'm the greatest, & I'm also retired... " Fury tweeted.

Reports by US broadcaster ESPN last week claimed Fury had tested positive for cocaine and the British fighter had recently cancelled an October bout with Wladimir Klitschko to defend his WBA and WBO heavyweight belts.

The 28-year-old had been scheduled to earn the biggest purse of his career in a rematch with Klitschko at the Manchester Arena after shocking the Ukrainian last November to become world champion.

However, Fury withdrew from that date as his camp claimed he had been "declared mentally unfit to fight".

ESPN reported Fury tested positive after providing a urine sample to Las Vegas-based Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) in Lancaster, England on September 22.

Cocaine, while an illegal drug, is not banned in boxing if taken out of competition.

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