Tyson Fury is gearing up for an August outing, ahead of his eventual showdown with Anthony Joshua, touted for November.
Now, one opponent who has been linked to a clash with ‘The Gypsy King’ has promised to ‘ruin Fury’s plans’, if given the opportunity.
Fury ended a 16-month spell of inactivity by outpointing Arslanbek Makhmudov back in April, before making a beeline for Joshua in a post-fight interview and demanding a long-awaited fight with his perennial rival.
Since then, it appears as though terms have been agreed, but the event still hinges on both men being successful in their respective ‘tune-up’ bouts, with ‘AJ’ scheduled to fight Albania’s Kristian Prenga on Saturday, July 25.
For Fury, an opponent is yet to be announced ahead of a reported August bout, but former unified heavyweight champion and Joshua conquerer, Andy Ruiz Jr, has been mentioned as one potential dance partner.
Speaking to iFL TV, ‘The Destroyer’ vowed that he would ruin Fury’s plans and take his position in a fight with Joshua, if selected as his August opponent.
“I hope so [that I get the Tyson Fury fight], but if they are smart, they wouldn’t take it. What I have been telling everybody is, ‘if I get that fight with Tyson Fury, you best believe; tell Eddie [Hearn], tell Turki [Al-Alshikh], tell everybody that I am going to mess up the plans’, because I am gonna win that damn fight.
“Best believe that I am going to be the one ending up fighting Anthony Joshua, we are going to have that trilogy.”
Ruiz then went on to reveal his hitlist, where he added Deontay Wilder’s name into the mix, keen for a big fight next, despite being winless since September 2022.
“I would love to fight Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua or [Deontay] Wilder. All of those big fights that we are supposed to make, I want to make ‘em now. Now, I am ready, I am hungry, I want a piece of that pie.”
News on Fury’s opponent is expected imminently, with another Albanian heavyweight believed to be in the running.
