Tyson Fury wants to fight Tony Bellew in comeback fight IF he can get licence from Boxing Board of Control
The self-titled 'Gypsy King' announced he was returning to the ring on May 13, but he first needs to get a boxing licence
TYSON FURY has set his sights on a huge domestic battle against the "Hayeslayer" Tony Bellew.
Just days after Bellew defeated Haye with a tenth-round stoppage, the self-styled "Gypsy King" announced he is aiming for a return to the ring on May 13.
Fury tweeted to say he will put the gloves back on for a bout on that date, which is 18 months after his heroic win over Wladimir Klitschko.
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And today he was again on social media, sharing a photo of him with Bellew, asking if people wanted to see Bellew "vs the Furious1 at Everton this summer?"
He then hashtagged "Hayeslayer vs GypsyKings."
But before that, there's the little matter of Fury obtaining a boxing licence, after being stripped of his titles and British Boxing Board of Control (BBofC) licence after he admitted serious mental health problems and going on drug and drink binges.
He had twice pulled out of a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko before sensationally announcing on Twitter that he was quitting the sport.
The BBBofC say they have seen nothing to suggest the 28-year-old has overcome the health issues that engulfed him so they will not sanction any planned comeback.
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General secretary Robert Smith said: “Tyson Fury is suspended.
“Fury has a lot of issues he needs to deal with before he even thinks about getting in the ring properly.
“He has an anti-doping issue, he has other medical issues that all have to be considered.
“We haven’t had any contact with him since he was suspended so I would expect, if he was looking to box shortly, he’ll need to contact us.
“He hasn’t done so and therefore nothing has changed. He is not in a position to box.”
Fury then claimed that he would be able to beat the ban by applying for a licence with the Boxing Union of Ireland.
Yet the Irish governing body say they have no record of any application to box again from Fury – and insist they would have to take any suspension into account if ever he did apply.
Fury also took to Twitter to offer either Bellew, or Deontay Wilder the chance to "win" his Ring Magazine belt - the belt awarded to "the man who beats the man".
This was obviously awarded to Fury when he sensational defeated Klitschko.
Fury tweeted: "Going to give two people the chance to win this @TonyBellew & @BronzeBomber whoever whants it let me know, #1heavyweight."
Wilder is the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, and is undefeated in 38 fights, with 37 knockouts.