Tyson Fury has confirmed his return to boxing with a comeback struggle in opposition to Arslanbek Makhmudov.
The 37-year-old heavyweight boxer announced his retirement a 12 months in the past within the wake of successive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury plans to struggle thrice this 12 months and has been coaching in Thailand forward of his return, which is ready to happen within the UK on 11 April.
The struggle, which might be screened on Netflix, might be Fury’s first contest within the UK since he overcame Derek Chisora in 2022.
Fury, who has loved two spells as world champion since outpointing Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, mentioned: “Excited to be again. Coronary heart’s at all times been and at all times might be in boxing.
“Somebody go inform the king that the ace is again!”
Makhmudov, a 36-year-old Russian based mostly in Canada, most lately fought Doncaster’s Dave Allen in October when he secured a unanimous factors choice.
He has received 21 of his 23 fights and has compiled 19 knockouts, however he was additionally stopped in his defeats by Guido Vianello and Agit Kabayel.
Makhmudov mentioned he was “thrilled in regards to the alternative” and added that Fury “has been a giant champion”.
Arslanbek Makhmudov. Pic: Motion Photos/Reuters
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An extended-awaited all-British showdown with Anthony Joshua had been talked up for 2026 till the 36-year-old from Watford was concerned in a car crash in Nigeria on 29 December that killed his shut associates and group members Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele.
Joshua has returned to gentle coaching, however there’s uncertainty over his future with promoter Eddie Hearn stating that he is not going to be rushed into making a comeback.
WBO champion Fabio Wardley, who upgraded his ‘interim’ title when Usyk vacated as a substitute of creating a compulsory defence, is another choice for Fury with the ‘Gypsy King’ open to a summer time showdown together with his British rival.
