Tyson Fury is planning to make a comeback in July to defend his WBC heavyweight title, according to sources. Two dates, July 15 and July 22, have been reserved for the event at Wembley Stadium in London.

Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. and China's Zhilei Zhang are both considered potential opponents for Fury.

Ruiz Seen as the Most Viable Challenger

Zhang is coming off a major upset victory over Joe Joyce, who owns the contractual right to an immediate rematch.

However, the rematch clause issue could be sorted out if all parties involved are interested in matching Fury with Zhang.

Zhang has already conveyed his wish to engage in a boxing match with Fury in China.

Fury and Oleksandr Usyk were previously in negotiations for a super fight at Wembley Stadium for the undisputed heavyweight champion in April, but the negotiations collapsed. Talks of a match between Fury and Usyk in Saudi Arabia in November or December are ongoing, but Fury doesn't want to wait a year to fight again.

According to some analysts, Ruiz is seen as the most viable challenger for Fury, both commercially and competitively.

Ruiz has a strong group of Mexican American admirers and gained significant popularity as a boxer in the United Kingdom following his stunning defeat of Anthony Joshua in 2019, which resulted in him becoming the unified heavyweight champion.

Joshua defeated Ruiz later that year in Saudi Arabia to regain his titles. Fury last fought in December and scored a 10th-round TKO victory over Derek Chisora.

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