Fury has been in retirement since January but looks set to return to boxing next year
Tyson Fury’s return to boxing seems full steam ahead with promoter Frank Warren revealing the heavyweight “categorically” wants to fight in 2026.
Fury, 37, retired from boxing in January after suffering a second successive loss to unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk.
However, the two-time champion all but confirmed his in-ring comeback six months on - as he did in 2022 - flirting with a trilogy match with the formidable Ukrainian.
Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh was the first to announce Fury’s intention to fight next year before the “Gypsy King” himself went on to reveal the date for his third fight with Usyk, posting on Instagram that the rivals would throw down on 18 April 2026 at Wembley Stadium.
And while that has yet to be rubber-stamped, Warren has reiterated Fury’s desire to lace up the gloves again come the new year.
“I spoke to him last week. He said that he's going to come back and fight next year. He wants to do it,” Warren told DAZN.
“He's had a very busy year this year. He's obviously not had a fight this year, but as we've all seen, he's had his documentary. He's been filming with Netflix for his 'At Home with the Furys' series.
“He's also got another documentary that he's finishing off, plus other things he wants. I mean, he's told me categorically he wants to fight next year. So, we'll sit down and see.”
Aside from the Usyk trilogy bout, Fury has long been linked with a “Battle of Britain” against Anthony Joshua, a fight both have previously stated they want to see come to fruition before they bid farewell to the sport for good.
Joshua, who turns 36 next year, has seen his 2025 plagued by injury and has not fought since being knocked out by Daniel Dubois in September 2024.
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