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Tyson Fury retires from boxing
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Tyson Fury has announced his immediate retirement from boxing.
The 28-year-old, whose career has been mired in controversy since he unexpectedly defeated Wladimir Klitschko for the IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles, dismissed the sport as "a pile of s***" and "the saddest thing I ever took part in" in a post on his Twitter account on Monday afternoon.
He had been scheduled to earn the biggest purse of his career in a rematch with Klitschko at the Manchester Arena on October 29.
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He withdrew from that date, however, with the explanation he had been "declared medically unfit to fight", and since then it has been reported he has tested positive for cocaine.
