TYSON FURY admits he is putting his super-fight with Anthony Joshua in jeopardy by risking another run-out before the big one.
ended 16 months in retirement in April when he cruised past Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham’s stadium.
Tyson Fury has revealed the date of his next fight
Fury clashing with Anthony Joshua from ringside Credit: Getty
AJ was ringside that night in North London but refused to get in the ring and accept both Fury’s face-off and call out.
Instead, announced he will return on July 25 in Saudi Arabia despite signing to fight Fury.
So the Gypsy King will not wait around twiddling his thumbs and will instead take his own summer tune-up.
He said on FurociTV : “We haven’t got an opponent yet. But again, it’s never about the opponent.
“It’s just about me versus me always. “So, whoever the opponent is, if it’s Joe Blogs or if it’s Mike Tyson, it’s all important to me.
“It’s just the run out for me. Like, just to get sharper for the big one.”
Joshua, 36, has not fought since beating YouTuber-turned-boxer , 29, in their Miami mismatch on December 19.
But tragedy struck ten days later when he was involved in a horror car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of his two friends.
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AJ survived with just injuries but tragically lost childhood pal Latif Ayodele and recovery therapist Sina Ghami.
So he has opted to return against 20-0 Albanian Prenga, 35, in Riyadh.
Fury will now search for a low-risk warm-up opponent – but concedes any big-punching heavyweight threatens to derail his mega-fight with AJ.
He said: “Listen, I might get knocked out in my next fight in August. So then it’s all over.
“So I got to take one fight at a time, and they’re all deadly serious fights.”
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