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Ex-champ Fury sets Dublin fight before ‘Battle of Britain’ against Joshua
Key takeaways
- Tyson Fury returns to the ring after his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk as he prepares for a rematch with Anthony Joshua.
- The pair are heading for a long-awaited “Battle of Britain”, probably in November, although it appears that both boxers will first have a warm-up fight.
- Joshua will face unheralded Albanian Kristian Prenga in Riyadh on July 25 in his first bout since being involved in a car crash in Nigeria in December that killed two of his close friends.
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Tyson Fury returns to the ring after his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk as he prepares for a rematch with Anthony Joshua.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Tyson Fury celebrates winning his first comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov in April 2026 [File: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters]By AFPPublished On 27 May 202627 May 2026Tyson Fury says he plans to return to the ring in Dublin on August 1, one week after fellow former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua makes his comeback.
The pair are heading for a long-awaited “Battle of Britain”, probably in November, although it appears that both boxers will first have a warm-up fight.
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