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Tyson Fury has vowed to hang up his gloves after his Wladimir Klitschko rematch.

The 27-year-old world heavyweight champion outpointed Klitschko to win the WBA, IBF and WBO titles last November and will square up to the Ukrainian again at the Manchester Arena on July 9.

He broke the news of his forthcoming retirement on Twitter, saying, “I set off today for what promises to be a very hard eight weeks’ training camp. This will be my best fight, then I’ll retire 100 per cent.”

In a recent pre-fight news conference, Fury, unbeaten in 25 professional fights, said: “I could beat Wladimir if I was 30st and fat as a pig. I don’t need to turn up in shape.”

Turning to Klitschko, 40, he added: “Shame on you, you let a fat man beat you.”

And the Manchester-born boxer posted a picture of his family yesterday and said that he was missing them. 

“This is the reason I’m retiring after my next fight, to spend my time with these guys,” he said. — PA