Tyson Fury is getting ever closer to being back in the boxing ring following his latest U-turn on retirement.
‘The Gypsy King’ spent the entirety of 2025 away from the sport and enjoying the spoils of his storied career. But the itch soon returned, and in early January, he announced he was back in the ring and training once more.
The former unified and later WBC champion has since been linked with several different opponents – firstly calling out Oleksandr Usyk for a trilogy fight, having lost the first two with the Ukraine great back in 2024.
He has also been called out for a world title shot against the current WBO ruler and fellow Brit Fabio Wardley, while many fans would most like to see him fight his long time rival Anthony Joshua, despite their being no belt on the line.
However, Fury himself has now posted a mock-up fight poster on social media that calls out a former unified champion.
It features him staring down Mexican-American Andy Ruiz Jr, who later replied to say “let’s go”.
Ruiz has been inactive in recent years outside a win over Luis Ortiz and a draw with Jarrell Miller after he lost the unified titles in his rematch to Joshua, just six months after shocking the world at Madison Square Garden when he won their first fight in June 2019.
Despite this latest move from Fury, his manager Spencer Brown has recently said another opponent is as likely when talking to Sky Sports.
“We’re looking at five or six different opponents. [Makhmudov] is in the top three or four, most definitely.”
