Heavyweight boxing great Tyson Fury may be on the verge of reversing his retirement after Turki Alalshikh’s announcement.
Boxing’s heavyweight division isn’t the identical without the ‘Gypsy King’ Tyson Fury. Just months after announcing his retirement, speculation has run rampant regarding a possible Fury comeback.
Fury hasn’t fought since a heavyweight title rematch loss to Oleksandr Usyk last December. He lost back-to-back fights to Usyk for the primary defeats of Fury’s skilled profession, after he was unbeaten through his first 35 skilled outings.
Fury has been known to vary his mind on hanging up the gloves throughout his legendary profession. Nearly seven months for the reason that Usyk rematch, Fury may be on the verge of one other retirement reversal.
Turki Alalshikh assures boxing fans that Tyson Fury has ‘promised’ 2026 return
After the Usyk fights, many fans and analysts called for Fury to finally secure a heavyweight showdown with Anthony Joshua in what could be one in all the most important fights in UK boxing history. But after up-and-down fight talks, the matchup never got here to fruition, and Fury remained firm in his retirement.
During Fury’s hiatus, Riyadh Season has continued to bring recent life into boxing with big-name fights featuring Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford, and Dmitry Bivol.
In a recent post to X, Turki Alalshikh shook up the boxing world with a surprising announcement.
“The ‘Gypsy King’ can be back!” Alalshikh declared.
“I talked with him, and I even have his word to have him in Riyadh Season in 2026. We have now a rabbit to hunt!”
As of this writing, Fury hasn’t publicly responded to Alalshikh’s remarks.
Alalshikh’s comments come just hours after Fury spoke with Seconds Out and other media in regards to the state of his retirement. Fury stated he doesn’t intend to return to the ring, despite links to the Joshua fight.
An announcement regarding Fury’s potential boxing comeback might be made official in the approaching months.
Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua might come to fruition after Turki Alalshikh’s announcement
After Alalshikh’s recent remarks, the Fury vs. Joshua fight might develop into a reality. Joshua hasn’t fought since a heavyweight title loss to Daniel Dubois last summer.
A possible rematch against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou may be within the works if Fury opts to return to the ring. Ngannou recently admitted that Fury punched him the toughest he’d been hit in his profession.
Ngannou recently asserted that his next fight will happen within the boxing ring, despite remaining under contract with the PFL. Ngannou returned to MMA last yr and defeated Renan Ferreira by first-round TKO.
Fury defeated Ngannou by split decision in October 2023 in a serious scare for the UK star. Ngannou dropped Fury throughout the fight and plenty of viewers scored the bout in the previous UFC champ’s favor.