Former IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will launch his comeback against Albania's Sefer Seferi.
Fury finally returns to the ring at the Manchester Arena on June 9 after an absence of over two and a half years, and in Seferi fights an opponent who has previously challenged for a version of the world heavyweight title.
Seferi, 39, is a career cruiserweight, but has been significantly more active than Fury, fighting four times since Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015.
He therefore represents the type of opponent Fury and his new promoter Frank Warren have targeted since next month's date was confirmed.
Seferi is expected to be durable without posing a significant threat, giving the 29-year-old Fury the chance to shed some of the ring-rust that will have accumulated over the course of their scheduled 10 rounds. He will also be his first opponent since working with new trainer Ben Davison following his split from uncle Peter Fury.
Tyson Fury and Warren plan for him to fight at least twice more before the conclusion of 2018, in an attempt to continue to build the stamina he has worked on since gaining and losing so much weight while he struggled with depression, therefore avoiding the pitfalls that recently undermined David Haye.
It is next year that he will target higher-profile and more dangerous fights, once Seferi and further keep-busy opponents have been overcome
