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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Donagh Corby

Thor Bjornsson resumes boxing training and calls out “afraid” Tyson Fury

Thor Bjornsson is back in boxing training ahead of his reported exhibition bout with Tyson Fury, branding the world champion "afraid".

Fury is holding on to his WBC world heavyweight championship - and will until another mandatory is called - despite insisting that he is retired from the sport. While he has hung up his gloves professionally, the 33-year-old is still open to competing in big-money exhibition bouts against the likes of Bjornsson or other celebrities and boxing legends.

The 6'9" pair have been going back-and-forth on social media over the past few weeks in an effort to build hype for a prospective bout, which Fury claims he would go to Iceland to take part in. Bjornsson, known generally as a soft-spoken individual, has been just as engaged in the trash talking and on Sunday began training again for whatever his next boxing match will be.

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