Anthony Joshua will return to the ring in February 2026, Eddie Hearn has revealed, as Saudi kingpin Turki Alalshikh looks to orchestrate a meeting with Tyson Fury .

Former world heavyweight champion Joshua has not fought since being knocked out by Daniel Dubois in September 2024 , and reports emerged this week that he was in talks to fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul before the turn of the year.

Hearn has admitted that Joshua will need a warm-up bout before getting in the ring with Tyson, but said the Paul fight is not yet confirmed.

“He (Joshua) has been out of the ring for nearly a year and a half,” Hearn told BBC radio. “If he receives several tens of millions to (end his wait to fight) and we get a chance to silence this guy that's annoyed the boxing community for a long

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