Oleksandr Usyk confirms 2026 return to the ring

Oleksandr Usyk's instrumentality to the ringing is drafting closer, with the 39-year-old Ukrainian past warring successful July, erstwhile helium stopped Daniel Dubois successful the 5th circular of their combat astatine Wembley successful London. Usyk knocked retired Dubois with a almighty close hook, becoming the archetypal boxer successful the modern epoch to triumph the implicit satellite heavyweight rubric twice. He archetypal achieved this feat successful May 2024, defeating Tyson Fury.

After speculation that the boxing icon could see retirement, Usyk confirmed that helium is continuing his nonrecreational vocation and plans to instrumentality to the ringing successful 2026. In an interrogation with Seconds Out, helium revealed that helium is already preparing for a comeback and is unfastened to a 3rd combat against Fury.

"Maybe successful March I'll beryllium backmost successful the ring. (Opponent)? I don't know. We're moving connected it. Yes, I privation to combat Tyson Fury, nary problem. UK, Saudi Arabia, USA, it doesn't matter," said the Ukrainian.

Usyk presently has 2 victories against the "Gypsy King". The archetypal came successful May 2024, erstwhile helium became the archetypal implicit satellite heavyweight champion successful the four-belt era. The rematch took spot conscionable 7 months aboriginal successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the Ukrainian celebrated again, inflicting Fury's 2nd decision successful his nonrecreational career.

Tyson Fury shares his dissatisfaction 

Fury has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the result of some matches and has openly stated that helium would beryllium funny successful different showdown with his aged rival successful the future. Usyk, connected the different hand, is showing superior readiness and absorption connected his return, and fans astir the satellite are eagerly awaiting the day of the caller fight.

For Usyk, a instrumentality to the ringing means the continuation of an awesome career, but besides an accidental to further corroborate his presumption successful the heavyweight division. His determination and acquisition intelligibly amusement that the Ukrainian has nary volition of giving up, and the combat against Fury remains a large taxable among boxing fans and experts.