Tyson Fury intends to return to the game in 2026, says promoter Frank Warren.
Fury has had two separate reigns as a heavyweight world champion, after successful unified titles towards Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 and beating Deontay Wilder in 2020.
However final 12 months he twice misplaced to present undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Oleksandr Usyk and at first of 2025 introduced that he would retire from boxing.
Fury has stayed away from the game this 12 months, however promoter Frank Warren has revealed that the previous heavyweight kingpin hopes to battle once more.
“We had a couple of conversations about it, where I hadn’t for a long time. We had a couple and he’s indicated that he wants to fight next year,” Warren advised the Queensberry Promotions YouTube channel.
“He won’t fight this year, for obvious reasons, with what he’s got going on, but he’s indicated he’d like to do that and we’ll revisit that I think before the end of the year and see where we go.”
A serious battle that has at all times been connected to Fury’s identify is the potential for lastly boxing his nice British rival Anthony Joshua.
Speculating on potential opponents for Fury in 2026, Warren mentioned: “The obvious one is Joshua because everybody wanted to see that fight and wants to see that fight. That’s an obvious one.”
He added: “To be blunt, it’s all about the money. That’s what it’s all about. These guys, at this stage of their career and this stage of their life, it’s tough. When you get older, it’s tough. You’re in the gym, you’re working hard. To get yourself to do that you’ve got to be incentivised.
“What incentivises skilled boxers is cash, that is why they’re professionals.”
However along with compensation, Fury would even be motivated by the prospect of a trilogy with Usyk. The Ukrainian stays the one skilled opponent to have overwhelmed Fury.
Warren agrees {that a} third bout with Usyk would attraction to Fury. “The Usyk fights were quality fights, really good, and they were close fights,” the promoter mentioned.
“I don’t care what anybody says, they were close fights. They were [very] good fights. I could watch those again.
“If he needs to battle,” Warren concluded of Fury. “I might like to see him again within the ring however no matter he does, he is received to be pleased.”