Tyson Fury tells Deontay Wilder to cancel fight and retire immediately

Tyson Fury has urged former heavyweight rival Deontay Wilder to cancel his upcoming bout against Jai Opetaia and retire from boxing immediately. Wilder is scheduled to face Opetaia on the undercard of Fury versus Anthony Joshua on December 11 at Cardiff's Principality Stadium. Fury stated that the 41-year-old American is "shot to bits" and should have retired following their third bout in 2021.

Fury criticized Wilder's performance in his recent split decision victory over Derek Chisora in April, arguing that Wilder no longer possesses his trademark punching power. Wilder has experienced a difficult stretch since his trilogy with Fury, suffering back-to-back defeats against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang across five fights.