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Max Channon

Tyson Fury sets up fight with UFC champ Francis Ngannou after beating Dillian Whyte

Tyson Fury has backtracked after hinting he may retire after he retained his WBC heavyweight title with a sensational sixth-round stoppage of British rival Dillian Whyte at a packed out Wembley Stadium.

Immediately after the fight, The Gypsy King said this could be his "final curtain" as he promised his wife "that after the Wilder Three fight that would be it". He added: "Now it’s all done I have to be a man of my word and I think this is it.”

However, he then set up the prospect of a 'hybrid' fight with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.

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