Tyson Fury has been retired since January, but that doesn’t stop the boxing world from hoping he will return.
‘The Gypsy King’ decided to walk away from the sport back in January, just a few weeks after his second consecutive loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
The first fight between the two was back in May 2024 with the rematch in December, and both ended in points defeats for Fury, who had been a long-reigning WBC champion until he came up against the great Ukrainian.
It had been hoped after that defeat that Fury would agree to fight Anthony Joshua, who himself was left without a belt when he was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in September 2024.
Despite it being nearly a year since Fury last competed, speculation has continued about a potential comeback, and speaking to BoxNation, his manager Spencer Brown was asked if Fury will ever return to the ring.
“Is he coming back? Look, Tyson’s got an itch he probably wants to scratch. Is he coming back? I don’t know, we won’t know. All I can say is he’s been offered fights. He’s turned everything down at the moment.
“Tyson’s Tyson. All of a sudden, tomorrow, he might say I’m fighting again or he might say I’m never fighting again. That’s Tyson, that’s why we love him. He’s this mystery figure. Would I like to see him come back? Yeah, for selfish personal reasons.”
There is still a desire to see the fight between Joshua and Fury, although Fury has also spoken of his interest in a third fight with Usyk in 2026.
If Usyk wants to retain all four of the major world titles, however, he will have to first defend his WBO strap against Fabio Wardley.
