Tyson Fury reveals exact date and location for Anthony Joshua tune-up fight as camp begins

Tyson Fury has announced that he will return to the ring one week after his bitter rival, Anthony Joshua.

The heavyweight titans have already signed to fight each other, but that is contingent on both men winning their respective warm-up bouts.

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Joshua will lock horns with unknown Albanian Kristian Prenga on July 27 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

And now, Fury has taken to social media to confirm that his tune-up fight will take place on August 1 in Dublin, Ireland.

Fury has flown back over to Thailand to start camp for the contest, which is expected to be officially announced this week.

In a video uploaded to his story, Fury can be seen running on the roads in Phuket, while his coach Robert “Sifu” McInnes follows on a quadbike.

“First day back in camp, ready for the fight on August 1. Tyson’s home,” said McInnes before panning the camera over to Fury.

“He’s back,” shouted Fury. “He’s back in Thailand, baby. Camp two, back in camp.”

Fury captioned the video: “Let’s go August 1, Dublin, Ireland.”

‘The Gypsy King’s’ tune-up fight is expected to share a bill with Pierce O’Leary and Mark Chamberlain’s rescheduled lightweight clash, already announced for the same day at Dublin’s 3Arena.

Fury blew off the cobwebs in April to outpoint Arslanbek Makhmudov after 16 months on the sidelines.

But upon hearing of Joshua’s intentions to take an interim bout before their long-awaited all-British showdown at the back end of the year, Fury elected to do the same.

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Ruiz Jr ruled out

His promoter, Frank Warren, has promised that Fury will face a recognisable opponent.

And while he wouldn’t give any further hints, Warren has ruled out a fight with former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr, who recently threw his hat in the ring to box Fury.

He told iFL TV: “It won’t be Ruiz, it won’t be him.

“He wants a good type of opponent, like he had last time.

“A recognisable name in the opposite corner to tune up before facing AJ.

“It looks like Tyson may have a fight, as we don’t want him to be waiting around.

“We are hoping to announce it this week.”

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