Tyson Fury appears to be like set to go to Australia to help shut good friend Joseph Parker on the finish of May when the Kiwi makes his return to motion towards Faiga "Django" Opelu. The former WBO heavyweight world champion has shaped a detailed bond with sparring associate Fury having relocated to Morecambe however now he's heading again to Oceania to field in Melbourne for the Commonwealth title.

And he claims Fury has informed him he will likely be current at ringside for the competition - casting doubt as as to whether we'll see the Gypsy King within the ring in July as initially deliberate.

It's understood Frank Warren has already provisionally reserved Wembley Stadium on July 15 and July 22 for the WBC heavyweight champion, though there may be nonetheless no opponent or closing date locked in at this second in time.

Should Fury head Down Under as speculated, the preparations are prone to trigger big disruption to his pre-fight coaching schedule, significantly given he will likely be travelling throughout a number of time zones.

Parker stated: “I spoke to (Fury) last week and he said he is going to make the trip down,” Parker stated.

“If he locks in a fight that might be different, but he’s said he is going to come down to support me, support the event and meet a lot of his fans in Australia.”

Fox Australia are additionally reporting that the cardboard's promoters No Limit have been in talks with Fury's camp about flying him out to Melbourne for the present.

Fury just lately declared he was near asserting his subsequent combat, saying throughout an Instagram video final week: "Got some massive, massive news coming.

"An imminent combat date, a fully monstrous combat. Keep tuned, as a result of the WBC world heavyweight king is again in motion, coming very very quickly. Peace out."

Andy Ruiz Jr has been frequently mooted as Fury's next opponent but terms have not yet been agreed with the Mexican, who stunned Anthony Joshua with a monumental upset in the summer of 2019.

The Gypsy King also recently dismissed claims that he was in talks to face Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia in December on the same night as Joshua versus Deontay Wilder.

There has been speculation in recent weeks suggesting the four heavyweight titans could all feature on the same night on the same card in the Middle East, claims that Fury has shot down.

Both Joshua's and Wilder's teams have confirmed they are in talks over a heavyweight super-fight in December, however, with Usyk set to face Daniel Dubois this summer.

Meanwhile, Parker is coming off the back of a devastating knockout defeat to Joe Joyce in Manchester - a result that shook up the heavyweight division.

Joyce has since lost to Zhilei Zhang in London earlier this month, suffering the first defeat of his professional career.

Prior to that, Fury had actually outlined his willingness to hand Joyce a shot at his WBC strap should he fail to secure the undisputed fight with Usyk that collapsed earlier this year.

Joyce now looks poised to rematch Zhang although he could also swerve the contest to prioritise his world title prospects after struggling to cope with the southpaw's awkward style.