He's back -- Tyson Fury confirms comeback after 'retiring' from boxing
The Gypsy King announced his second retirement back in January after losing his second fight to Oleksandr Usyk via unanimous decision. A trilogy bout was expected before Tyson sensationally announced that he was hanging up the gloves.
However, it has now been confirmed that he'll return to the ring after Saudi boxing promoter Turki Al-Sheikh posted on Instagram that Fury will be back — and hinted that Fury-Usyk 3 will be on the cards. View this post on Instagram
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'The 'Gypsy King' will be back!!!' Mr Al-Sheikh wrote on Instagram. 'I talked with him, and I have his word to have him in Riyadh Season in 2026… We have a rabbit to hunt!'
Despite Mr Al-Sheikh saying that the trilogy fight will take place in Saudi Arabia, Fury himself has said that it will occur in Wembley Stadium in April 2026.
'April 18 2026 Wembley Stadium. The trilogy!' he wrote on Thursday morning. Tyson Fury will return to the ring to face Oleksandr Usyk in their trilogy fight, after losing the first two bouts. Pic: AFP via Getty Images
The first fight saw Fury lose his first ever professional boxing bout via split decision against Usyk, whom he has referred to as a 'rabbit,' in May 2024, and losing again seven months later with Usyk winning by unanimous decision.
Despite fans' hopes that the Gypsy King would return to the ring to finally fight Anthony Joshua in a bout that would be the most anticipated in British boxing history, he announced his retirement in January.
'Hi everybody, I'm going to make this short and sweet,' he said in a video on Instagram. Fury announced his retirement back in January, but confirmed his comeback for next year on Thursday morning. Pic:'I'd like to announce my retirement from boxing. It's been a blast. I've loved every single minute of it and I'm going to end with this: 'Dick Turpin wore a mask.' God bless everybody, see you on the other side.'
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