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Tyson Fury’s first training footage since his retirement shows his current form ahead of his return to the pitch

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10 months ago

January 3, 2026

Tyson Fury’s first training footage since retirement shows current shape before comeback

Tyson Fury left little to the imagination – when it comes to his physical condition – in alluding to a possible return fight in 2026.

The 37-year-old has not fought since suffering a second points defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024, about a month before he suddenly announced his retirement.

Previously, many believed that Fury, despite losing twice to his heavyweight rival, was not a million miles away from great form. He gave an encouraging performance in their first meeting, winning several early rounds before Usyk finally took control and won a split decision in May 2024.

Again, Fury maintained his competitive form in the rematch later that year, but Usyk’s more balanced performance ultimately resulted in a unanimous decision.

After the period of inactivity that followed, it’s currently hard to gauge how “The Gypsy King” will fare if and when he returns to the ring. Positive news from himself and promoter Frank Warren suggest that he will do it in the first half of 2026.

Fresh training footage shows the Morecambe man hitting his pads and moving lightly with heavyweight fighter Kevin Lerena in Thailand. Based solely on the video, it appears that Fury still has a long way to go to get into fighting shape, but he certainly has the will to fight. Fans said the same, with many commenting on how powerful the two-time champion looks in the clip – which is not unusual before the real training camp begins.

Tyson Fury returns to sparring with Kevin Lerena 💪

Who would you most like to see him fight if he returns to boxing this year? pic.twitter.com/CSQriQ8XjL

— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) January 2, 2026

News on Fury’s next move is expected soon, with some tentative links to Russia’s Arslanbek Makhmudov should he go ahead with his comeback plan.

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Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyus Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News

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3 hours ago

November 7, 2026

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"Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyu's Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News"

Tim Tszyu seeks to become Australia’s third multi-divisional boxing world champion when he competes for Erislandy Lara’s WBA middleweight title next month, and ahead of the action, trainer Robert Garcia has offered his thoughts on the fight.

Tszyu lost his WBO super-welterweight title in a defeat to Sebastian Fundora back in 2024 and twice failed to reclaim 154lb honours, both against Bakhram Murtazaliev and in a rematch with Fundora.

Since then, the Aussie has stepped up to middleweight and scored a career-best win over Errol Spence Jr earlier this yearand now, the 32-year-old could join lead trainer Jeff Fenech and Liam Paro as his nation’s third two-weight world champion, if he can trump 43-year-old.

Speaking with ProBox TVRobert Garcia, who trains a potential future Tszyu opponent in Vergil Ortiz, admitted that he is leaning towards the home fighter, but noted that Lara will not be phased by competing in the challenger’s backyard.

“We can probably lean towards Tim Tsyzu because he is fighting at home, in front of his hometown, but Lara is not the fighter that brings in a lot of fans following him.

“He doesn’t have a following, he is not one that is going to sell out arenas, so even if it is in the United States, it is likely that most of the people are going to be [there] for Tim Tszyu because Australians do travel and Tim Tszyu has a lot of fans.

“For Lara, going to Australia is like going to Las Vegas or going to New York because he never has that following anyways. Anywhere he goes, he is going to be against the crowd. So, I think for him it is going to be one of those performances where it doesn’t make a difference if he is going to Tim Tsyzu’s hometown.”

Tszyu-Lara takes place at the Cbus Super Stadium in Queensland, Australia on Sunday 13 December.

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Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight

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3 hours ago

November 7, 2026

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"Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight"

Deontay Wilder’s former head coach Malik Scott has delivered a knockout prediction for the American’s upcoming showdown with Jai Opetaia.

The pair will square off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11, with Opetaia making his heavyweight debut on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua.

Despite him being the naturally smaller man, many are favouring the Australian – a former two-time world cruiserweight champion – to defeat his 10-years-older opponent.

It is, after all, generally accepted that Wilder has declined significantly since his trilogy bout with Furywho survived two knockdowns and scored an 11th-round knockout in their 2021 encounter.

Back then, Wilder had just joined forces with Scott, his former opponent, and the pair maintained their fighter-trainer relationship through subsequent defeats against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.

With Wilder now operating under different coaches, though, Scott has shared a balanced view of the Opetaia fight with Seconds Out.

“The fight’s got dynamite written all over it. Jai Opetaia is very dangerous, but he’s a smaller man that’s been hurt by smaller men than Deontay, slower men than Deontay.

“I’ve never seen Opetaia get hit by nobody like Deontay; I’ve seen Deontay get hit by bigger punchers than Opetaia. [But] one thing we can expect in this fight is a knockout.

“The name of the fight is ‘bad intentions’ – at least that’s what I’m calling it, because that’s what they share in common. What they share in common is mentality – they both are trying to hurt you.”

While he stopped short of predicting a winner, it is perhaps telling that Scott, despite his relationship with Wilder, has not explicitly favoured him to win by knockout.