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Will Freeman

Tyson Fury vs Thor Bjornsson: What the Gypsy King has said about fighting 'the Mountain'

After his World Heavyweight Championship title defence against Dillian Whyte at Wembley in April, Tyson Fury declared to the public that it would be his last fight. He then announced that a potential world championship bout against Anthony Joshua would be his next fight should 'AJ' beat Oleksandry Usyk in their rematch next month.

Now, the Gypsy King appears to be lining up yet another opponent in the form of 'Game of Thrones' star and former World's Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson, otherwise known as Thor. He has confirmed that talks have been taking place in an interview with the Telegraph, saying that he expects to fight before the end of the year.

"It would be a bit of fun," Fury explained. "It would be great to get in there in front of, say, 70,000 fans and show him what boxing is all about, make him miss, and knock him out. We are talking to his team at the moment and it is definitely something I'm interested in.”

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