Tyson Fury teases Anthony Joshua fight as he hints | Boxing News

Tyson Fury has taken to social media to tease a potential return to the ring, simply three months after claiming that he was retired. The former world heavyweight champion has not fought since dropping to Oleksandr Usyk for the second time in December. A couple of weeks later, he introduced his retirement in a short Instagram video.

Fury beforehand claimed to have retired in 2022 however got here back six months later to face Derek Chisora for a third time. As such, it stays to be seen if he will return as soon as again. Rumours of a fight towards Anthony Joshua have refused to die down, with each fighters coming off the back of high-profile defeats.

On Monday, Fury took to his Instagram story to recommend that he was engaged on one other comeback. He was dripping with sweat after understanding within the health club and was joined by his coach SugarHill Steward.

“Just in the gym and happened to bump into somebody you might know,” mentioned Fury earlier than panning the digital camera to Steward, who flashed a vast grin. Fury then added: “We’re back. You know what’s coming.”

It comes simply weeks after Eddie Hearn, who promotes Joshua, insisted that a fight with Fury may nonetheless occur in spite of the latter’s retirement.

“This is the kind of fight that probably gets made over a DM between the two or a text or a call,” the Matchroom supremo informed BBC Sport.

“It’s like: ‘Look, do you fancy it?’. That’s it. And then, bang, it’s done. Neither of them are champions. Both are huge names, both at the back ends of their careers, but more importantly both are still relatively in their prime.”

Joshua, in the meantime, has admitted that he needs a long-awaited showdown with Fury earlier than the tip of this yr. He is in search of to revive his profession after being knocked out by Daniel Dubois at Wembley in his final outing.

“I am targeting Tyson Fury,” mentioned Joshua on a journey to satisfy Nigerian president Bola Tinubu in January. “[The defeat to Dubois] makes me hungry, makes me want to work harder. Time is of the essence, time is limited, so I just want to put in more work.

“When I look back, I imagine I may have performed more in 2024. I’ve one other probability in 2025 to do more and I’m going to make sure I take each alternative that comes my approach.

“My life is up and down so I have to get used to the turbulent times and keep riding the wave. I can’t stop now. I have to keep going until I reach my destination.”