The former two-time heavyweight world champion will take on xx just a few months before he is expected to finally trade leather with Anthony Joshua18:04, 30 Jun 2026Updated 18:26, 30 Jun 2026Tyson Fury will take on Mariusz Wach the night before Anthony Joshua's comeback bout - before turning his attention to a blockbuster showdown with his British rival.‌The former two-time heavyweight world champion announced his retirement from the sport last year following back-to-back defeats by Oleksandr Usyk. However, the Morecambe scrapper performed a drastic U-turn just months later and expressed his desire to return to action in 2026.‌Fury, 37, make his boxing comeback in April against Arslanbek Makhmudov in front of over 60,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The 'Gypsy King' would go on to cruise to a comfortable points victory, and immediately called out Joshua - who was sitting ringside. That said, 'AJ' refused to enter the ring and engage in the theatrics.‌Just days later, the two stars agreed to a monumental dust-up later this year, but both men must first get through respective tune-up fights. Joshua will take on knockout artist Kristian Prenga on July 25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, while Fury faces Wach in Thailand on June 24.FOLLOW OUR FIGHTING FB PAGE! Latest boxing and MMA news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page‌Fury said: “2026 is a landmark year for me in boxing and I’m excited to be able to bring this event to Pattaya, a part of the world that is special to me. We’re coming together to put on a great show for the fans, while using the opportunity to give back the local community, who have been so good to me every time I have visited."At the same time, I’m fully focused on preparing for a tough opponent and making sure I’m the best version of Tyson Fury going into fight night. It’s the start of a huge second half of the year for me.”As he looks to finally settle his beef with Joshua later this year, Fury has been far from impressed by his fellow Brit of late, and is confident he can brutally expose the 36-year-old's chin. "I’ll knock him out for sure," he said to FurociTV. "He will not be able to survive against me. He does not have any chin and I will bang him on it because I am quicker than him and I am a better boxer.Article continues below"So, the fun facts are this: Daniel Dubois' last five fights have been Usyk, (Jarrell) ‘Big Baby’ Miller, (Filip) Hrgovic, (Anthony) Joshua and (Fabio) Wardley. And out of all of those five men, he banged all of them on the jaw each time. And the only sucker to go down five times or even once was Joshua."Fury added: "He hit Usyk with everything right on the jaw - did not go over. Wardley the same. You saw it for ten, eleven rounds on the night. ‘Big Baby’ Miller was under total pressure the whole time. Did not go down once and so did Hrgovic, the same. The only one who got knocked out and knocked down five times was Joshua. So I will out him back in where he should be. Bambi on ice."Before, there was no real… it was always the promoters' problems, like Frank Warren, Eddie Hearn, like ‘we want to put it on or there’s no money or there’s this and there’s that or whatever.' But, with Turki Alalshikh, one he has the funds to make s*** happen immediately, and two, he does not go with the promoters."