"I feel like rainbows and butterflies," says Fury, who also says he wants to get some rounds under his belt and challenged Seferi to last 10 rounds.  Even when he was 28-stone, he still sparred with some of the best heavyweights on the domestic scene. 

That was seconds away from going 12 rounds, and it was a gruelling examination for Metcalf against the Spaniard Aitor Nieto, but he finally found a way through. 

Caught Nieto with a left-hook that he did not see at all, and sent him to the canvas. 

Our man Gareth A Davies sits down with Fury's new 'trainer, psychologist, physiologist, nutritionist, and friend' Ben Davison. What a job the pair have done so far getting Fury into physical and emotional shape. 

Next up is James Metcalf vs Aitor Nieto (12-round super-welterweight contest). 

Despite the fact Manchester is Fury's home city, this is the first time in his career that he has fought at tonight's arena. Incredibly, SIX planned fights have been postponed or cancelled, denying Fury the chance to fight in front of his home crowd. Until now. 

"For everything that’s gone on, it’s a great place to box, and I'm looking very much forward to fighting in Manchester, putting on a show and going home," Fury said. 

The referee steps in after Gorman delivers a barrage of punches to end the contest against the big-hearted Irishman Sean Turner. Ricky Hatton is the 21-year-old Gorman's trainer. 

Steve Bunce describes Gorman as Britain's most 'stylish' heavyweight - and included Anthony Joshua and Fury in that assessment. 

Not the usual Sky Sports Box Office fare - tonight's action is on BT Sport, probably their biggest fight since they signed a deal with Frank Warren's promotion company last year.  

Up now it's Nathan Gorman vs Sean Turner (10-round heavyweight contest).

Good evening, Dan Zeqiri here, and welcome to the latest instalment of the Tyson Fury story. 

After a near three-year absence from the professional fight game, Fury returns to the ring against Albanian cruiserweight Sefer Seferi (not to be confused with Sirhan Sirhan, the man who shot Robert Kennedy). 

The 39-year-old is five-stone lighter than Fury and almost a foot shorter, which goes a fair way to explaining why the Gypsy King is as short as 1-100 in some places. 

It is difficult to assess what would constitute a successful exercise for Fury. An very early knockout and the bout will seem a waste of time as he tries to build fitness and stamina. A laboured victory in the latter rounds would cast doubt over Fury's ability to return to world title contention. A knockout in the sixth or seventh would do nicely. 

After ballooning to 27-stone, testing positive for cocaine and serving a backdated two-year ban from anti-doping authorities after testing positive for the banned steroid nandrolone, a future shot at world level would be quite the redemption tale. 

Fury has spoken candidly about his drug abuse as a form of self-medication during a long-running battle with depression and mental health issues. 

Public empathy might be in short supply given some of the philistine prejudices and repugnant views he has espoused in the past, but Fury does seem a more reflective character. 

No more Batman buffoonery, Fury wore shirt and chinos to his press conference and has also dropped the Alf Garnett/pub bore/PC gone mad schtick. 

He is also fitter than ever thanks to the regime designed by new trainer Ben Davison who has 'had to be a trainer, psychologist, physiologist, nutritionist, and a friend' to his man. 

Victory over Seferi could well reward Fury with a fight against WBA 'regular' champion Manuel Charr.