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\nLONDON: Tyson Fury said he made his brief retirement from boxing because he knew no other way of \u201ckeeping it sane.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAfter beating Dillian Whyte at Wembley in April the undefeated WBC heavyweight champion said he was hanging up his gloves.<\/p>\n
\nBut the 34-year-old reversed his decision several times before confirming he would defend his title in an all-British bout against Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Dec. 3.<\/p>\n
\nThat fight was set up after Fury\u2019s attempts to call out fellow world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and British rival Anthony Joshua failed to produce a high-profile fight.<\/p>\n
\nIn an interview with BT Sport boxing, Fury said he returned after experiencing similar emotions to those he felt after his shock win over Wladimir Klitschko in 2015.<\/p>\n
\nThat victory gave Fury the WBA, IBF and WBO belts, but he soon he suffered alcohol and drug problems that led to a public mental health breakdown.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAfter I beat Dillian Whyte in April, I really meant retirement and I swear to God I couldn\u2019t have been more sure of something in all my life,\u201d Fury said.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI had a few months out of the ring, I was writing my third book and I am producing a song as well for the World Cup, so I was really busy. But, without boxing, I just felt I didn\u2019t have any purpose in my life anymore.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cFor the four months I was retired, I\u2019ve never felt so back to 2015, 2016, 2017 ever before. But I was back in that moment in that time where life was very dull, very dark and there was no way back for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHe added: \u201cI ain\u2019t back boxing for a belt. Or back boxing for some more money, to win another five or 25 fights or to unify the division, I am boxing because of this (his head).<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAnd without it, (my head) is going downhill rapidly and I don\u2019t know any other way of keeping it sane. This is me being brutally honest, speaking from the heart. I do not know how to quit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nDuring the interview, Fury said he was open to more bouts on home soil and even a fourth fight against Deontay Wilder.<\/p>\n
\nBut the fight Fury wants above all others is with Ukraine\u2019s Usyk, who defended his WBA, IBF and WBO belts against Joshua in Saudi Arabia in August.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIf Usyk can be made and they actually want the fight, then we\u2019ll do that fight next providing I win and everything goes right, because I don\u2019t look past anything and you can\u2019t count your chickens before they hatch,\u201d Fury said.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIf the Usyk fight happens, more than likely it will be in Saudi Arabia. Get through him and then back to the UK.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDeontay Wilder is now fighting Andy Ruiz Jr for a final eliminator to fight me. Now that would be amazing here at Wembley again, wouldn\u2019t it? I\u2019ve been over there (to the United States) three times now. If he wants the fourth fight, he\u2019s got to come here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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