The quadrilaterals will once again rumble at the possibility of a third fight between Britain’s Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the tag of unified heavyweight champion. The previous two fights were won by the Ukrainian, but there seems to be no problem to complete the “trilogy” between these two high-caliber boxers.
Fury posted on the social media platform Instagram that “Episode III” would be scheduled for April 18, 2026 at London’s Wembley Stadium. This comes after Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority and owner of Ring magazine, announced on Wednesday that Fury would return in 2026.
Tyson Fury, between retirement and return
In January, Fury announced his latest retirement after several previous claims that he would hang up his gloves. US outlet ESPN contacted Fury’s promoter Queensberry for comment. However, it was through Sergey Lapin, director of Team Usyk and his company Ready to Fight, who claimed that while the focus is on the Ukrainian champion’s upcoming fight against Daniel Dubois on July 19 for the undisputed heavyweight title at Wembley, the Ukrainian would be open to a trilogy against Fury.
“The idea of a third fight with Tyson Fury has been on the table between our teams since their second fight. And I have never had any doubt that, together with Goldstar Promotions, we could make it happen,” Lapin told ESPN. “At the moment, both Oleksandr Usyk and our team are fully focused on the upcoming fight with Dubois… and on achieving the historic goal of becoming a three-time undisputed world champion.”
Tyson Fury will look to “break the zero”
Fury fought Usyk twice in 2024, losing both on points. The former heavyweight champion had been linked with a British megafight against Anthony Joshua, but told the media on Tuesday that he wanted to fight Usyk again. “Who would I rather fight right now? Usyk. Because I want my rematch in England. That’s all I want. I want a fair shot and I don’t think I’ve had it the last two times,” Fury told the media.
Fury then hinted that if a fight with Usyk did not materialize, he would want to face Joshua.“If I don’t get it, then it would be against Joshua, the biggest British fight in history. It would break records and sell out 100,000 seats at Wembley in an hour. It’s a fight I think can definitely happen if I decide to come back and if the deal is right,” said Gipsy King.
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