Tyson Fury will return to the boxing ring in 2026.
Fury was retired for the entirety of 2025 following back-to-back losses in 2024 against Oleksandr Usyk, who became undisputed champion after his first win, then did it again in 2025 to become a two-time undisputed ruler when he beat Daniel Dubois.
Fury, who was unified champion in 2015 before then taking time out of the sport, had also more recently reigned as the WBC champion with legendary knockout wins over Deontay Wilder and more straightforward defences against the likes of Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora.
Should the Morecambe man look to reach the top via the rankings, there is young Moses Itauma, Lawrence Okolie and former sparring partner Agit Kabayel all in top spots.
As he assesses the landscape for yet another comeback, ‘The Gypsy King’s manager Spencer Brown said he is highly unlikely to fight one man, and that’s Germany’s Kabayel.
“Number one, they’re both in the same stable with me, number two, they’re very good friends, they’re extremely good friends and Tyson has shares in Gold Star so it would be very funny.
“Tyson has so much money he doesn’t know what to do with it and Agit’s not short either so that will probably never happen. I’m going to rule it out now, but you never know in this business.”
Kabayel is a heavyweight on the rise, having knocked out Arslanbek Makmuhdov and Zhieli Zhnag. He fights this weekend at home in Germany against Damian Knyba to protect his status as WBC Interim Champion and move closer to a shot at the full world title.
