'i Have His Word' - Fury Coming Back In 2026 Says Saudi Supremo

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Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will travel retired of status successful 2026, Saudi boxing powerfulness agent Turki Alalshikh appeared to declare connected Wednesday.

Fury, 36, retired from boxing successful January aft losing a title conflict rematch pinch Oleksandr Usyk by unanimous determination nan erstwhile month.

"The 'Gypsy King' will beryllium back," Alalshikh said successful a station connected X.

"I talked pinch him, and I person his connection to person him successful Riyadh play successful 2026. We person a rabbit to hunt."

Fury often referred to Usyk arsenic a "rabbit" successful nan build-up to their title fights, some of which were held successful nan Saudi superior Riyadh.

The Ukrainian won their first brushwood successful May 2024 by divided determination to go nan heavyweight division's first undisputed four-belt champion.

In a station connected Instagram, Fury wrote "Let's spot what 2026 brings" complete a photograph of him shaking hands pinch Alalshikh, who is president of Saudi Arabia's wide intermezo authority.

Alalshikh has been a cardinal fig successful nan emergence of boxing successful Saudi Arabia, bringing a string of high-profile fights to nan country.

However, earlier connected Wednesday Fury suggested he mightiness beryllium much willing successful fighting connected location soil.

"Who would I alternatively fight, correct now? Usyk. Because I want my revenge successful England," he told reporters astatine an International Boxing Association arena successful Istanbul.

"I don't judge I've sewage a adjacent outcry nan past 2 times. That's each I want. I want a adjacent shout, and I don't judge I've sewage a adjacent outcry nan past 2 times.

"That's nan 1 I want, but if I don't get that past it'd beryllium [Anthony] Joshua, nan biggest British conflict that will ever happen.

"It would break each records, and it would waste retired 100,000 astatine Wembley successful an hour. And it's a conflict I deliberation tin happen, for sure, if I determine to travel back."

Fury is yet to conflict Joshua, who was stopped by compatriot Daniel Dubois astatine Wembley successful September, his astir caller outing.

Usyk will go a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion should he conclusion Dubois astatine Wembley connected Saturday, 19 July.

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