Tyson Fury confirms exhibition fight with Hafthor Bjornsson is in talks for November at a football s

Tyson Fury has now confirmed that he is in talks to potentially return to the boxing ring for an exhibition fight with Hafthor 'Thor' Bjornsson in November.

The WBC heavyweight world champion remains adamant that he has retired from professional boxing, though previously left the door open for exhibition contests.

Thor made headlines with an exhibition bout of his own back in March.

He floored his strongman rival Eddie Hall twice to win the ‘Heaviest Boxing Match in History’ by unanimous decision and, on the back of this victory, has confirmed that he plans to fight on.

Over the past month, Fury and Thor have been exchanging words on social media.

The trash talk has been good-natured though, as the pair met in person late last year on very friendly terms.

Now, Fury has divulged that an exhibition fight is in the works for November at a football stadium in London.

He did not name the exact venue.

"It would be a bit of fun," Fury told the Telegraph.

"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.”

When they met in December, boxing’s heavyweight champion and the former World’s Strongest Man – who also played The Mountain in Game of Thrones – embraced before a speaking event for the ‘Gypsy King’ in December.

They joked around and went on tiptoes to see who was tallest. 

Fury slightly came out on top although officially they are both the same height – 6ft 9inches.

In terms of weight, it’s a different story with Bjornsson – unsurprisingly for a former World’s Strongest Man – far heavier.

He is around 23 stone, while Fury weighs around 19.5 stone.

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