Tyson Fury’s return to the ring in 2026 looks nailed on, and there appears to be no shortage of opponents for “The Gypsy King.”
British fighters have been central to the heavyweight division’s resurgence and its success in recent years, with Fury very much in the thick of it. But at the start of 2025 he announced his retirement after back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
After enjoying some downtime over the past 12 months, Fury now seems ready to box again, with it recently reported that his long-discussed domestic showdown with Anthony Joshua is set to take place in September provided both men win a fight beforehand.
Speaking to Al Foran, ‘The Gypsy King’ made it clear that Joshua is far from the only name on his hit list for 2026.
“If I am to come back to boxing, there’s a lot of massive fights to be made. There’s Joshua, the Usyk trilogy, there’s Fabio Wardley, there’s Daniel Dubois, there’s Wilder… there’s everybody.”
Of the five names mentioned, Fury has faced two –– Usyk and Wilder –– across five bouts. Usyk is currently in negotiations to defend his three world titles against Wilder next year, as the Ukrainian looks to secure a fight with the only major name of this era he has yet to face.
Current WBO champion Wardley hopes to make his first defence in March or April, while Dubois –– now working with trainer Tony Sims –– has yet to announce his next move.
But the ambition shared by Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, Fury’s promoter Frank Warren, and Riyadh Season’s Turki Alalshikh is to finally deliver the long-awaited Fury–Joshua clash, now tipped for September.
