With a long-awaited battle with Anthony Joshua looming, Tyson Fury has revealed when he will be fighting once before.
Fury defeated Arslanbek Makhmudov by unanimous decision in April in what was the first ring appearance for ‘The Gypsy King’ since suffering back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk in 2024.
After that win, Fury was involved in a back and forth with long-term rival Joshua, with it since confirmed that the pair will finally square off later this year.
That is dependent on Joshua first coming through a warm-up bout against Kristian Prenga in July, while Fury also confirmed plans to compete again before the showdown with his countryman.
‘The Gypsy King’ has now revealed when that is expected to be, telling FurociTV that he is set to compete in August before then meeting Joshua a few months later.
“My fight plan this year is three fights. April, August, and whenever the big fight is announced; either October or November.”
Fury also gave an update on his opponent, but insists that it doesn’t matter who he shares the ring with.
“We haven’t got an opponent yet, but it’s never about the opponent. It’s just about me versus me always. Whoever the opponent is whether it’s Joe Bloggs or Mike Tyson. It’s unimportant to me, it’s just a runout to get sharper for the big one.”
Boxing fans will be hoping that both Fury and Joshua can come through their interim bouts unscathed, before then turning their attention to the contest that really matters later this year.
