Tyson Fury has revealed the details surrounding his return to the ring this summer.
Two-time world heavyweight champion Fury ended a 16-month retirement back in April when he went up against Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
It was the first time that ‘The Gypsy King’ was in action since his back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk in 2024, but Fury was able to return to winning ways by claiming a dominant unanimous decision win over the Russian.
Following his win, Fury called out Anthony Joshua for a long-awaited showdown later this year, and while it wasn’t made official on that night, it has since been confirmed that the two men are planning to do battle towards the end of 2026.
Before that can take place, Joshua must first overcome Kristian Prenga in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in July, and due to ‘AJ’ having a warm-up bout beforehand, Fury also revealed his intentions to compete again in the interim before turning his attention to his British rival.
‘The Gypsy King’ has now announced when that interim bout is set to be with a post on social media.
“Let’s go, August 1, Dublin, Ireland.”
Fury’s promoter Frank Warren already has an event in Dublin scheduled for that August date, as Pierce O’Leary meets Mark Chamberlain for the IBO super-lightweight title, so the announcement from ‘The Gypsy King’ suggests he will be added to that card.
No opponent for the fight has been confirmed yet, but Warren stated earlier this week that it is set to be a ‘good heavyweight.’
