Tyson Fury is set to return to the ring in 2026, and he isn’t short of options for potential dance partners.
Fury hung up his gloves for a fourth time in January, after suffering a second consecutive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
However, ‘The Gyspy King’ has now reversed his decision and is gearing up for a comeback once the filming of his Netflix biopic and the latest season of ‘At Home with Fury’s’ is wrapped up.
Confirming the news to DAZN, Fury’s promoter Frank Warren said: “I spoke to him last week; he said that he’s going to come back and fight next year.
“He’s going to do it. 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 Fury’s series.
“He’s also got another documentary that he’s finishing off, plus other things he wants.
“He’s told me categorically he wants to fight next year. So, we’ll sit down and see.”
Warren’s latest update is the biggest indication yet that Fury will step back between the ropes.
And with that in mind, talkSPORT.com has taken a look at three potential opponents for his next outing.
Anthony Joshua
Joshua and Fury have been linked with a fight for the best part of seven years
The fight that everyone wants to see is undoubtedly a long-awaited domestic dust-up with Anthony Joshua.
Both men have opened the door to facing each other next year after several failed attempts to get the bout over the line.
“Joshua knows he’s getting it,” Fury told Undisputed.
“Even if we’re 50 years old, he’s got to fight me. There’s no escaping it, he cannot escape me.
“Even if we are 50, we’re still going to sell out Wembley.”
Although neither man holds a major world title, there is still considerable appetite surrounding the all-British showdown.
Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh places Joshua vs Fury at the top of his wishlist, and it’s rare the powerbroker doesn’t get it his way.
Oleksandr Usyk
Usyk has already beaten Fury twice
Alalshikh’s preference may be Joshua, but the bout Fury wants most is a trilogy with Oleksandr Usyk.
The Mancunian ardently believes he won both fights and is hoping to get the opportunity to exact his revenge in 2026.
After Usyk’s most recent win over Daniel Dubois in July, he took to Instagram, to say: “Oleksandr Usyk knows there’s only one man who can beat him.
“I’ve done it twice before and the world knows it…
“I’ve been f***** good and proper without any Vaseline on and I’ve taken it like a man. And here I am, not f****** around at some boxing match. I’m out on the f****** road running, but I’m running tonight.
“I come home, I’ve done my job, and I got myself back, and I am the man.
“I’m the f****** Spartan, and no matter what anyone wants to say, I f****** won those fights. Guaranteed, 100 per cent, there’s only one man.”
Daniel Dubois
Dubois is on the comeback trail after defeat to Usyk
The next biggest British fight for Fury behind Joshua is Dubois, although it is entirely dependent on how he rebounds from his loss to Usyk.
‘Triple D’ recently accepted an order to face Frank Sanchez in an IBF final eliminator.
Providing he beats the highly-rated Cuban, then a bout with Fury would undoubtedly be a massive commercial success.
Fury briefly addressed Dubois earlier this year, saying: “If I did come back, hypothetically speaking, if I was to return and I was to box Daniel Dubois, he wouldn’t land a glove on me – it would be a one-sided beat down…
“Styles make fights, and his style and my style don’t gel. I would absolutely annihilate him.”
