- Fury is preparing to fight former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou
- After that match, he will face Oleksandr Usyk in an undisputed title match
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Tyson Fury has not only admitted that he plans to stay in the boxing ring for a long time, but also that he is done making appearances in WWE.
“I’m looking to sign another 10-fight deal after this, so I don’t know. “I’m going to put out feelers and see who I can get the best deal for another 10 fights,” Fury said. , spoke to ESPN.
Fury signed a multi-fight deal with Top Rank earlier in 2019 and is currently preparing to fight former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
After that match, he is already set for an undisputed heavyweight championship fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
‘What else is there? I’m retiring, lots of money, lots of achievements, whatever – 35 (years old). What am I going to do? … This makes me damn happy to fight,” Fury said.
Tyson Fury has stated that he plans to continue boxing for a long time and not wrestle in the WWE again
Fury is currently preparing to fight former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou
The ‘Gypsy King’ previously competed in a WWE match against Braun Strowman in 2019
“This is all I’ve ever done and all that’s ever made me happy. So it would be stupid to walk away now, when I’m making millions of dollars and having a lot of fun doing it.”
Some had wondered if Fury’s post-boxing career would mean he would do more work in the WWE, as he has already wrestled a high-profile Pay-Per-View match for the company against Braun Strowman in 2019, but the man known as the ‘Gyspy King’ said a future in professional wrestling is not in his cards.
“WWE is too hard for me,” Fury said. “Boxing is much easier than WWE. It is very physical and taxing on the body. WWE, getting knocked to the ground and all that stuff. I prefer to move around the ring and dodge punches.”
He also said that his injury history and his ability to avoid worsening these problems also factored into his decision to stay in the boxing ring rather than spending more time in the wrestling ring.
“I’m going to be prone to injuries, you know, elbows, knees, shoulders, ankles, anything that could go wrong at our age to someone who would normally go wrong at our age,” he added.