Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury is a British heavyweight from Manchester who has twice been a world champion and whose return to the ring in 2026 was built around one fight: Anthony Joshua at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on 11 December 2026. He stands 6 ft 9 in with an 85-inch reach and boxes orthodox, and in his pomp he combined that size with footwork and a jab that few heavyweights could match.

Two world titles

Fury turned professional in December 2008 with a first-round stoppage of Bela Gyongyosi and came through the British and European scene, beating Derek Chisora for the British and Commonwealth titles in 2011 and again for the European title in 2014. In November 2015 he travelled to Düsseldorf and outpointed Wladimir Klitschko to take the unified WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles, a result The Ring named its Upset of the Year.

After more than two years away he came back in 2018 and drew with Deontay Wilder for the WBC title that December. He won the rematch inside seven rounds in Las Vegas in February 2020 to become WBC champion, stopped Wilder again in the eleventh round of their trilogy fight in October 2021, and defended the belt against Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in April 2022 with a sixth-round knockout.

Usyk, retirement and a comeback

The undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk finally happened in Riyadh on 18 May 2024 and Fury lost a split decision, his first defeat. The rematch at the Kingdom Arena on 21 December 2024 went to Usyk unanimously, 116-112 on all three cards. Fury announced his retirement on 13 January 2025.

He returned on 11 April 2026 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, beating Arslanbek Makhmudov on points, and followed it on 24 July 2026 in Pattaya, Thailand, where Mariusz Wach's corner pulled their man out after seven rounds. That took his record to 36 wins, two defeats and a draw, with 25 of the wins inside the distance, and set up the Joshua fight that British boxing had wanted for the best part of a decade.