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Fury says 'final curtain' has arrived after Wembley win over Whyte
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Undefeated heavyweight champ Tyson Fury savoured his big night at Wembley
Undefeated heavyweight champ Tyson Fury savoured his big night at Wembley

Tyson Fury reiterated he is ready to quit boxing after beating Dillian Whyte at Wembley to retain his WBC heavyweight title.

A sixth-round knockout gave Fury an emphatic victory but it remains to be seen whether he can be tempted back into the ring.

This was Fury's first fight since beating Deontay Wilder in the final part of their trilogy last October in Las Vegas. 

The undefeated 33-year-old Mancunian, who improved his career record to 32-0-1, told BT Sport Box Office: "I promised my lovely wife Paris of 14 years that after the Wilder III fight that would be it — and I meant it.

"But I got offered to fight at Wembley, at home, and I believed I owed it to the fans, I owed it to every person in the United Kingdom, to come here and fight at Wembley.

"And now it's all done, I have to be a man of my word and I think this it.

"This might be the final curtain for the Gypsy King, and what a way to go out."

Fury was thrilled with the manner of his win. He added: "I think Lennox Lewis would even be proud of that right uppercut tonight."

If he does retire, the WBC champ is confident he will leave behind plenty of quality fighters in the heavyweight division — including Whyte. 

Fury said: "Dillian is a warrior and I believe he will be a world champion.

"But tonight he met a great in the sport. I'm one of the greatest heavyweights of all time and unfortunately for Dillian he had to face me tonight.

"He's as strong as a bull and has got the heart of a lion, but you're not messing with a mediocre heavyweight, you're messing with the best man on the planet. 

 "You saw that tonight with what happened."

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