TOMMY FURY has fired a warning shot at his opponent as he prepares to make his boxing return.
Tommy, the brother of former heavyweight champion Tyson, is set to face Kenan Hanjalic in Budapest on Friday night.
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With the nickname ‘TNT’, Fury has threatened his Bosnian opponent with a dynamite finish in the opening round ahead of their bout.
He told DAZN: “I just want to get into the ring and settle into the fight to be honest.
“I’m in no rush. If I could get a few rounds it would be good because I’ve been out of the ring for so long.
“It’s kind of nice being under the lights as long as I can.
“But obviously, if I see the openings, then it could be the first 10 seconds and I’m going to take it. It just depends what happens.”
Fury has not fought since his unanimous victory over YouTuber KSI back in October 2023.
The Briton beat the Misfits Boxing CEO on the ‘Prime Card’ at Manchester Arena, although the result resulted in mass controversy.
KSI felt particularly aggrieved at the decision, kicking one of the screens in frustration.
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Fury had been linked with rematches against KSI and Jake Paul, who he defeated in Saudi Arabia earlier in 2023.
However, those negotiations fell through, and he is to take on Hanjalic instead, with the Bosnian holding a record of 5-1.
Fury himself is 10-0, including a points victory at Wembley Stadium against Daniel Bocianski on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s scrap with Dillian Whyte.
“I think he’s good,” Fury said of Hanjalic.
“At the end of the day he’s a good Eastern European fighter.
“He’ll come and be strong, but at the end of the day the skill, movement and speed I’ve got is more than enough.
“If I can do half of what I’ve been doing in the gym on fight night then I think he will be in for a shock.
“And if I box how I know I can box – and use all the tricks and tools that I’ve got – openings will present themselves.
“I’ve no worries about that. I’ve just got go in there and do what I do
“Slip and slide, nice shots, hard shots, and openings will come. And then I’ll just take them.”