Tyson Fury is keen to fight again before facing Anthony Joshua later this year, promoter Frank Warren confirmed Thursday.
Fury and Joshua have signed to face each other later in 2026, with Joshua set to return to the ring July 25 against Kristian Prenga in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Having returned from his latest retirement with a win against Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11, it appears Fury (35-2-1, 24 KOs) doesn't want to just wait around to fight Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs) for his next bout.
"I think he [Fury] will probably want to be doing something in between, let's see," Warren told reporters.
"AJ has got his fight. Tyson I'm quite sure will have a fight in between; that's what he's asking for, and we'll see where we go from there."
Following the win over Makhmudov, Fury urged Joshua not to risk their fight by facing another opponent and called out his rival, who sat ringside.
However, with Joshua making his comeback after his involvement in a car crash in December that killed two of his friends, promoter Eddie Hearn made it clear that the team's preference was to take a tuneup fight before facing Fury.
The all-British heavyweight clash has been a decade in the making and has been signed to take place in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Neither a specific date nor a venue have been confirmed, although the bout is expected to take place in the U.K.