Heavyweight boxing is no stranger to dramatic comebacks, but Tyson Fury says his latest return to the ring came from a deeply personal place—one tied to tragedy involving longtime rival Anthony Joshua.
Speaking ahead of his scheduled April 11 bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Fury revealed that the car crash involving Joshua—an accident that claimed the lives of Joshua’s close friends Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele—forced him to reevaluate everything.
“Tomorrow might not ever come,” Fury said, reflecting on the moment he learned about the tragedy. “I suppose the biggest turning point in this comeback for me was the tragedy that happened with Anthony Joshua.”
Fury explained he was on vacation in Thailand with his family when he heard the news. What started as a break from the pressures of the sport quickly turned into a moment of clarity.
“Life is very, very short and very precious and very fragile and anything can happen at any given moment,” he said. “You should never put things off until tomorrow… because tomorrow is not promised to nobody.”
That realization ultimately led to his decision to return. “Me living for that day, I made my mind up there and then I was going to come back to boxing,” Fury added. “There is no tomorrow so that’s why I am back today.”
In December 2025, Anthony Joshua was involved in a car crash in Nigeria that resulted in the deaths of Ghami and Ayodele. The incident occurred just days before Christmas, and shortly after his viral fight against Jake Paul, and quickly drew widespread attention, especially as reports confirmed that Joshua survived while those close to him did not.
Fury and Joshua have been linked for years as potential opponents, with repeated discussions about a fight that has yet to take place. Plans for a possible bout have surfaced multiple times but have not materialized.