{"id":626491,"date":"2026-06-07T20:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/626491\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T20:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:28:10","slug":"tyson-fury-opponent-for-warm-up-fight-likely-to-be-unbeaten-41-year-old-as-front-runner-emerges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/626491\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury opponent for warm-up fight likely to be unbeaten 41-year-old as ‘front runner’ emerges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nelson Hysa is the front runner to face Tyson Fury in a warm-up fight in August.<\/p>\n

Fury is set to return in a tune-up fight before an inevitable clash with Anthony Joshua<\/a> in the final quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n

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Fury is set to face Hysa in AugustCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

He decided to take the risk and keep active, with his rival Joshua set to face Kristian Prenga on July 25<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ‘Gypsy King’ defeated Arslanbek Makhmudov in April, and was unlikely to take a higher ranked opponent for his next bout.<\/p>\n

And it appears it will be a similar level of opposition for Fury next.<\/p>\n

Boxing News have now reported<\/a> that Fury will take on unbeaten 41-year-old Albanian Hysa in his warm-up fight.<\/p>\n

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Hysa has yet to be beaten in the paid ranks, but is now beyond his physical prime.<\/p>\n

It is understood that the deal is not yet entirely over the line, but he is now the leading option with the final details being arranged.<\/p>\n

The showdown will likely land on the undercard of Pierce O’Leary vs Mark Chamberlain<\/a> in Dublin on August 1.<\/p>\n

His potential opponent recently signed with Frank Warren<\/a>‘s Queensberry Promotions, so it was a stablemate to negotiate with.<\/p>\n

And Hysa has also regularly sparred with the Morecambe native in recent years, and will provide a stern enough test to keep Fury busy.<\/p>\n

The Shkoder slugger is ranked at No.5 with the WBA and at No.11 with the WBO, so is also a credible opponent according to the governing bodies.<\/p>\n

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Hysa is an unbeaten 24-fight veteran who has sparred Fury in the past<\/p>\n

But Fury will once again be an overwhelming favourite to get over the line.<\/p>\n

Who is Nelson Hysa?<\/p>\n

Hysa has shown he carries punching power, and has a KO ratio of 91% albeit only against European level opposition.<\/p>\n

The ‘Albanian Eagle’ turned over late as a pro at the age of 37 in 2022.<\/p>\n

But he has kept active for his four-year stint, and is hopeful of somewhat of a hoorah at the top level before he bows out.<\/p>\n

Hysa has been linked with fights against Moses Itauma<\/a> and Agit Kabayel, but has never had his big break.<\/p>\n

He has never fought against opposition close to the level of the formidable two-time champion in Fury.<\/p>\n

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It is understood he has also been reached out to due to his ticket-selling power on British shores.<\/p>\n

He fought and beat Patrick Korte on the undercard of Fabio Wardley<\/a> vs Justin Huni in his last appearance on British shores last June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nelson Hysa is the front runner to face Tyson Fury in a warm-up fight in August. Fury is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604916,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,6102,212426,101,6901,212427,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-626491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-boxing-news","tag-nelson-hysa","tag-sports","tag-tyson-fury","tag-tyson-fury-warm-up-fight","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}