After an incredible 11 years of boxing, Tony Bellew has officially announced he\u2019s retiring! He\u2019s decided to hand in the gloves! He has said he was thinking of retiring after his fight against the undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk, if he won, he would have been the undisputed cruiserweight champion. If he lost, he retires! Lost the fight! Waited 12 days to say that he\u2019s handing in the gloves! 34 fights altogether, 30 wins, 3 lost and 1 drawn, he will always remember his record. He won matches people didn\u2019t even think he would win. When announcing his retirement, Bellew said “From the negative naysayers to the fans, today I am announcing I\u2019m officially retired, there will be no more fights from me. The only things you\u2019ll see me doing from here on in is to try and act sensible and behave myself. I\u2019ve had a fantastic career. I\u2019ve realized my dream. Thank you first and foremost for all the supporters.\u201d\u00a0Humble guy! One question stands though\u2026 Will he return to the ring to fight again?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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