Tyson Fury has announced that his next fight will take place on Saturday August 1 in Dublin.
Fury’s warm-up fight – with the opponent yet to be announced – will take place before his much-anticipated heavyweight clash against Anthony Joshua, who will face Albanian Kristian Prenga in Riyadh on July 25.
The two-time world champion could be the main event on a Dublin bill that has already been scheduled for August 1, which features hometown fighter Pierce O’Leary against Mark Chamberlain.
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Fury posted a video on Instagram on Tuesday showing him back in training in Thailand.
The caption was “let’s go August 1, Dublin, Ireland”.
Fury’s last fight was a comprehensive points win over Russia’s Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 11.
Makhmudov lasted the course, but Fury almost scored a shutout win, 120-108 on two cards and 119-109 on the third.
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