Tyson Fury is coming out of retirement again as ex-heavyweight champion returns to boxing

Tyson Fury will return the boxing ring once again after announcing his latest U-turn from retirement.

Fury has not fought since December 2024 when he was beaten for a second time by heavyweight rival Oleksandr Usyk.

A month later, Fury then announced his latest retirement.

The ‘Gypsy King’ had fuelled speculation of another comeback over the festive period by posting several clips on his social media feeds of himself in training.

And taking to Instagram on Sunday he revealed is donning the gloves once more.

Sharing a video of himself back in the gym, he captioned it with: ‘2026 is that year. Return of the mac.

‘Been away for a while but I’m back now, 37 years old and still punching. Nothing better to do than punch men in the face and get paid for it.’

What next for Tyson Fury?

Fury’s career currently stands at 34 wins from 37 bouts – with two defeats by Usyk and a draw with Deontay Wilder.

Despite insisting he had bowed out of the sport, he has been repeatedly linked with a long-awaited all-British bout against Anthony Joshua, another former two-time world heavyweight champion.

The pair agreed to a fight in August 2021 when they held all the major world titles between them, but that was scuppered when Fury was ordered to take on Deontay Wilder for a third time by an arbitration hearing.

Plans were in the pipeline for Joshua and Fury to have tune-ups in the early part of this year before finally facing off against each other, either in late summer or towards the back end of 2026.

However, the car crash in Nigeria on Monday which left Joshua injured and led to the deaths of two close friends and team members has likely put boxing on the back burner for the 36-year-old.

If Joshua is unavailable, Fury could seek a trilogy fight against WBC, WBA and IBF titlist Usyk or a contest with WBO champion Fabio Wardley.

A win over either would see Fury join Muhammad Ali as a three-time world heavyweight champion.