Watch Former World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury Retires From Boxing

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said Monday he had retired from boxing just weeks after suffering a second straight defeat at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk .

'I'm going to make this short and sweet,' the British fighter said in a social media post. 'I'd like to announce my retirement from boxing.

'It's been a blast, I've loved every single minute of it,' added Fury, who has, however, previously performed a number of U-turns over his future in the ring.

The 'Gypsy King', 36, last fought on December 21 when he lost his rematch against Usyk in Riyadh.

Asked after the fight whether the public would see him fight again, Fury said: 'You might do, you might not do. Who knows?'