--- title: "Tyson Fury begins Florida camp ahead of Joshua fight: Russian Dronov named as sparring partner" description: "Tyson Fury has started a training camp ahead of a possible fight with Anthony Joshua at the Delray Beach Boxing Club in Florida, taking Russian Aleksei Dronov as his sparring partner. No official announcement of the bout has been made yet." date: 2026-08-28T10:38:01.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/tyson-fury-florida-camp-joshua-fight-dronov-sparring-partner tags: [tyson-fury, anthony-joshua, boxing, training-camp, alexey-dronov] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Tyson Fury begins Florida camp ahead of Joshua fight: Russian Dronov named as sparring partner ![Tyson Fury training at his Florida camp ahead of the Joshua fight, with his coach and sparring partners](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/28/tajson-fyuri-lager-v-floride-pered-boem-s-dzhoshua/tajson-fyuri-lager-v-floride-pered-boem-s-dzhoshua-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Fury began his camp at the Delray Beach Boxing Club (Florida) with trainer Sugar Hill Stewart. - Russian heavyweight Aleksei Dronov (12-0, 10 KO), formerly of "Dynamo" (Russian MIA), is present in the camp. - The Joshua fight is being discussed for 20 November 2026, with Madison Square Garden as the arena candidate; no official announcement has been made. - The parties disagree on the fight location: Joshua's team leans toward the United Kingdom, while the promoters are pushing the United States. British heavyweight Tyson Fury has started the training camp that, according to reports, will serve as a stage in his preparation for a potential bout with Anthony Joshua. The "Gypsy King" chose Florida as his training base: sessions are being held at the Delray Beach Boxing Club near Palm Beach — a gym specializing in preparing professional boxers and running sparring workouts. In the published photo, Fury poses alongside his long-time trainer Sugar Hill Stewart, confirming the start of full-scale pre-fight work. ### Sparring partner from Russia In the frame, alongside Fury and Stewart, is Russian heavyweight boxer Aleksei Dronov (12-0, 10 KO). According to available information, Dronov has already helped Fury prepare for previous bouts, serving as a sparring partner, and has now been included in the camp again. The Russian's sporting background deserves special attention: he previously represented the "Dynamo" club, which is subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is precisely this fact that makes his participation in the camp of one of the world's top boxers a notable and widely discussed detail of the preparation. ### Negotiations for the Joshua fight The bout between the two British boxing stars is reportedly at the stage of final negotiations. The parties are targeting 20 November 2026, with Madison Square Garden in New York named as the leading candidate to host the fight. That said, no official announcement of the bout had been made at the time this piece was prepared, meaning that all key parameters — the date, the arena, the terms — have not yet been documented. ### Contradictory information Here the parties' accounts diverge. The main issue is the conditions for holding the fight in the United States. Anthony Joshua's team had previously insisted on staging the bout in the United Kingdom, while the American option is now being actively pushed by the promoters. Thus, the venue question remains unresolved: one side leans toward the home market for both boxers, the other toward a New York arena. An additional discrepancy concerns the very fact of the fight: Fury is reportedly set to step into the ring in November even if the deal with Joshua falls through, meaning the camp could be directed at an alternative opponent. There is no official confirmation of the date, the opponent, or the arena. ### Context: return after the fight with Mahmudov Fury's current camp follows his recent return to the ring: according to sources, on 11 April 2026 in London the Briton fought Russian Arslanbek Mahmudov and won. This makes the present preparation in Florida a logical continuation of his career cycle. Separately on the boxing agenda is a statement by Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk, who thanked UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin for his support of Ukraine. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Fury found himself a "partner": former champion prepares for Joshua with controversial Russian](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/boxing/f-yuri-znayshov-sobi-partnera-ekschempion-1787911173.html) - Подтверждает лагерь во Флориде, участие Дронова и подготовку к Джошуа. - [Tyson Fury shows preparation for the fight with Arslanbek Mahmudov, how he trained, the return ...](https://www.championat.com/boxing/article-6423230-tajson-fyuri-pokazal-podgotovku-k-boyu-s-arslanbekom-mahmudovym-kak-trenirovalsya-vozvraschenie-posle-pauzy.html) - Дополнительный контекст подготовки и возвращения Фьюри после паузы. - [Arslanbek Mahmudov lost to Tyson Fury: online broadcast of the fight](https://www.sport-express.ru/martial/boxing/professional/online/arslanbek-mahmudov-tayson-fyuri-smotret-translyaciyu-onlayn-i-rezultat-boya-v-londone-11-aprelya-2026-2414096/) - Контекст: бой Фьюри — Махмудов 11 апреля 2026 в Лондоне, победа Фьюри. - [Tyson Fury returns to boxing on 11 April, the Briton's opponent will be Russian Arslanbek Mahmudov](https://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Boks/spbnews_NI2290137_Tajson_Fjuri_vernetsa_v_boks_11_aprela_sopernikom_britanca_stanet_rossijanin_Arslanbek_Mahmudov) - Подтверждает дату и соперника апрельского боя как контекст возвращения. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Where is Tyson Fury holding his training camp? **A:** In Florida, at the Delray Beach Boxing Club near Palm Beach, together with trainer Sugar Hill Stewart. ### Q: Who is serving as Fury's sparring partner in this camp? **A:** Russian heavyweight boxer Aleksei Dronov (12-0, 10 KO), who previously represented the "Dynamo" club under the Russian MIA and has already helped Fury in sparring sessions. ### Q: When and where could the Fury–Joshua fight take place? **A:** The parties are targeting 20 November 2026, with Madison Square Garden in New York named as the leading arena candidate; however, no official announcement has been made yet, and the venue question (United States or United Kingdom) remains a point of disagreement.