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Tyson Fury says he will come out of retirement for Oleksandr Usyk trilogy and calls out world champion to huge UK fight


TYSON FURY says that he will fight Oleksandr Usyk again “any time, any place”.

The Gypsy King announced his retirement from professional boxing in January following his second defeat to the Ukrainian.

Tyson Fury lost his Oleksandr Usyk rematch in December 2024Credit: Getty
Fury, 36, retired from boxing in JanuaryCredit: Reuters

Usyk, 38, will rematch Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on July 19.

The heavyweight champion has claimed that he will fight once more following his dust-up with Dubois.

Asked who his final fight could be against while speaking to The Stomping Ground, Usyk brought up the Gypsy King.

Usyk said: “Maybe it’s Tyson Fury. Maybe it’s Anthony Joshua.”

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Pressed on Fury hanging up his gloves, Usyk added: “He’s not retired. I think Tyson will continue training, continue boxing, because he’s a great man.

“Yes, Tyson Fury… a lot of speak – blah blah blah blah – but it’s good. Great man, wow.”

The interview did not escape the attention of the Gypsy King.

Commenting on The Stomping Ground’s Instagram post, Fury wrote: “Beat the f***er 2 times the world knows the truth.

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Usyk, 38, mentioned Fury in an interview

“Any time, any place. sucher (sic) UK next time 100k people.”

Fury sparked speculation that he is set to perform a retirement U-turn by linking up with trainer SugarHill Steward on Monday.

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The pair looked to be in good spirits as they worked up a sweat during a gym session.

Fury said: “Just in the gym, I bump into somebody you might know.”

While Steward declared: “We’re back guys, you know what time it is.”

Fury then teased: “You know what’s coming.”

Usyk faced off with Dubois on the Wembley pitch on Monday.

The Brit, who controversially lost to Usyk in August 2023, shoved his opponent – leading to security stepping in.

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The Gypsy King posted footage from a gym session on MondayCredit: INSTAGRAM / @tysonfury
Fury trained alongside SugarHill StewardCredit: INSTAGRAM / @tysonfury


Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk


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