Tyson Fury has revealed details about his return to the ring this summer.

Two-time world heavyweight champion Fury ended a 16-month retirement in April when he faced Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

It was the ‘Gypsy King”s first appearance in action since his back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2024, but Fury was able to get back to winning ways with a dominant unanimous decision win over the Russian.

Following the victory, Fury called up Anthony Joshua for a long-awaited showdown later this year, and while it wasn’t officially announced that night, it was confirmed that both men plan to battle in tardy 2026.

Before that can happen, Joshua must first defeat Kristian Prenga in July in Riyad, Saudi Arabia, and with ‘AJ’ having had a warm-up fight earlier, Fury also revealed his intentions to compete again in the break before turning his attention to his British rival.

“The Gypsy King” has now announced when this interim fight will take place post on social media.

“Let’s go, August 1, Dublin, Ireland.”

Fury’s promoter Frank Warren already has an event scheduled in Dublin in August where Pierce O’Leary will meet Mark Chamberlain for the IBO super lightweight title, so the announcement of “The Gypsy King” suggests he will be added to that card.

No opponent for this fight has been confirmed yet, but Warren stated earlier this week that it would be a “good heavyweight fight.”

WBC super featherweight champion O’Shaquie Foster says Raymond Ford should spend less time talking and more time preparing for the punishment he expects to dish out when they meet Saturday night in Houston.

Foster and Ford headline DAZN from the Fertitta Center in a fight that became increasingly personal during fight week. Foster made it clear he wasn’t concerned about Ford’s confidence or pre-fight social media exchanges.

“Hey, don’t talk to me and don’t respond to everything I say. You better work on your chin and do neck exercises. You’re going to get hit for some of this nonsense because we don’t worry. That’s how we’re built,” Foster told Matchroom Boxing.

The fight features two of the top fighters in the 130-pound division, but Foster seems to be focusing on the physical fight. Ford has moved up from last year’s loss of the WBA featherweight title to Nick Ball and now faces one of the fiercest counter-punters in the sport. Foster’s comments suggest he thinks Ford is underestimating the impact and toughness he will face on Saturday night.

Ford sounded confident throughout the promo, but Foster sounds like a fighter expecting a difficult fight, not a technical chess match. Saturday’s main event could turn into one of the more physical fights of the year if both men stay in the pocket as Foster expects.

Tomek Galm is a boxing journalist covering the global fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, industry trends and fighter psychology.

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Over the weekend, Rico Verhoeven came very close to a victory that would shock the boxing world; This victory was controversially overturned by referee Mark Lyson, who stopped the fight after the bell signaled the end of the 11th round. Now the reasoning behind Lyson’s decision has been revealed.

Rico Verhoeven almost became this generation’s Buster Douglas as his unconventional style caused problems for the well-trained and dominant world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, who narrowly avoided a shocking first defeat of his career.

However, at the end of the 11th round, Usyk caused a storm that caused Lyson to intervene, even though the stoppage came after the bell. As a result, many boxing fans were furious with the decision, and Verhoeven plans to appeal.

Although talking to iFL TelevisionVerhoeven’s trainer, Peter Fury, appeared to sympathize with Lyson, sharing details of their post-fight conversation, during which the referee admitted he did not hear the bell.

“He said to me, which is very vital, he said: ‘Peter, I didn’t hear the bell.’ Now I believe it, because I didn’t hear the bell either, I didn’t hear the bell! I thought that was it [rang] like two seconds ago, because I only say what people tell me in the ring, I was more focused on the fight itself.

“I think he realized he made a mistake. He said, ‘I did what I thought I had to do, he did.’ [Verhoeven] I was shaking and had to protect the warrior, but I didn’t hear the bell.”

Time will tell if Verhoeven will get his rematch, but It looks like Usyk will face mandatory WBC title challenger Agit Kabayel next.