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Josh Challies

John Fury confirms Tyson Fury's UFC plans after boxing retirement

Tyson Fury will make the move into MMA when he brings his boxing career to a close, his father John Fury has confirmed.

The Gypsy King has previously hinted that he'll look to fight in the octagon in the future, though he has gone quiet on the subject recently.

Fury has shared pictures of him training with UFC superstar Darren Till in Liverpool but his focus is now fully on the trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder.

However, according to John, fans will see his son make the switch to UFC in the future when all is said and done.

"I think the rougher it gets for Tyson, the better he likes it. It brings what they call, I dunno, something different to his job, doesn't it?" He told Joe.

"It gives him more goals to achieve and more things to look at an address. I think that's what Tyson wants, and when he does finally retire from boxing, he'll probably go to that and probably come back to boxing.

"Whatever he does. But he will engage on that, you'll see. With the right training, [he'd do] very well. Because I've seen him excel in different sports like wrestling.

"I've got some kind of an idea of what Tyson was from that, and he likes to get involved, Tyson. And I know what he's like from being a kid. He can use more than his hands, believe it or not.

"And he's quick and he's light on his feet, but his balance is good and I do believe if a top MMA trainer took him on, he could do big things with him.

"Ask Darren Till, he's done the work with him. He's got a good forearm smash and all that kind of thing. The knees come up and the head goes in, the elbows. I've seen him do it out of boxing, see.

"I've seen him outside in fights and this, that and the other. I know what he's capable of. And with the right training, yes, he could do that."

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