Tyson Fury's next opponent will be announced this week his promoter Frank Warren has confirmed.
The 37-year-old former WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion is on the comeback trail and, all being well, heading into a huge domestic contest with Anthony Joshua in November. He lost twice on points to current king Oleksandr Usyk in 2024 in 12-rounders designed to crown the division leader. The Englishman, 35-2-1 (24 KOs), followed those defeats with retirement that came to an end last month when he outhustled Arslanbek Makhmudov over the championship distance.
Joshua, 29-4 (26 KOs), was ringside for Fury's unanimous decision triumph and though Turki Alalshikh promised a big announcement, the man from Watford rejected an invitation to confirm the Fury showdown. Instead he later announced a July 25 tune-up against the little-known Kristian Prenga with view to meeting the "Gypsy King" in November. The contracts for that showdown have already been signed but both need to win their interim bouts.
There has been speculation that the likes of Andy Ruiz Jnr and Jarrell Miller were under consideration to face Fury. Neither, however, is now expected to be the man in the opposite corner when Fury enters the ring in August.
"Keep watching this space," Warren told Sky Sports. "It will be a good opponent, it'll be good for him. He can't afford to slip up because 'AJ's' got his fight in a few weeks' time.
"[Joshua] has got to come through that, Tyson has to come through this, and then the big one will be in November."
