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Tyson Fury was beaten doubly connected points by Oleksandr Usyk successful Saudi Arabia
Charlotte Coates
BBC Sport journalist
Tyson Fury will not beryllium successful nan ringing this twelvemonth but he wants to conflict Oleksandr Usyk again, nan British heavyweight's promoter Frank Warren says.
Fury, 36, announced his retirement from boxing successful January aft losing doubly against nan WBA, WBC and WBO champion Usyk - who fights Daniel Dubois successful an undisputed heavyweight bout astatine Wembley connected Saturday.
But two-time heavyweight champion Fury - who retired successful 2022 earlier returning six months later - has hinted astatine a return.
"I said to him [Fury] complete nan play astir boxing. He won't conflict this year," Warren told nan 5 Live Boxing podcast.
"He's sewage this Netflix 2nd bid coming but he's successful nan gym. He's successful it for his wellbeing, physically and mentally. It keeps him successful a bully place."
Earlier this month, Fury took to societal media to denote plans for a trilogy bout pinch Ukranian Usyk astatine Wembley Stadium successful April.
"He's sewage that mentality that he's successful nan gym and he needs to do something," Queensberry leader Warren, who besides promotes Dubois, added.
"He's made it clear he wants to conflict Usyk."
Warren, who has promoted Fury since his comeback to boxing successful 2018 aft a two-year hiatus from nan sport, dismissed suggestions nan Morecambe combatant will return a tune-up fight.
If Fury - who has a grounds of 34-2-1 - does return, nan long-mooted conflict pinch Anthony Joshua aliases a match-up against Dubois could besides beryllium possible.
"He had immoderate reliable fights against [Deontay] Wilder. A conflict I don't deliberation he was correct for against [Francis] Ngannou and past nan 2 reliable fights against Usyk," Warren said.
"He's controlled astir of nan fights he's been successful but he's not getting immoderate younger. Knowing him, he'll want to spell consecutive in."