"Hi everyone, I have officially retired from boxing," Fury posted on social media. When he returned: Fury returned three months later, defeating American Joey Abell on Feb. 15, 2014. Tyson Fury returned in 2014 -- not long after his 2013 retirement -- to defeat American Joey Abell. When he returned: Fury did his best impression of retirement despite repeated links to fight fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua. However, he dropped the mask and hinted at his return in December, posting to social media: "The king must return to his throne."