After suffering a second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk , Tyson Fury is reportedly turning his back on boxing. ‘The Gypsy King’ believes his two back-to-back defeats were wrongly scored against him and his patience for the sport is wearing thin. As he approaches the tail end of his combat sports career, the 36-year-old has hinted at a change of scenery; a transition that not many before him have dared entertain. According to a recent report, Tyson Fury is hoping to follow in the footsteps of James Toney as one of few top-level boxers to have moved into mixed martial arts. Fury has teased a move over to the UFC and has his sights set on several big-name opponents—with a rematch against Francis Ngannou high on his list. “Tyson Fury has announced that he will switch to [the] UFC and will not box in the near future,” claimed an account on social media
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