Overview
- Fury faces Makhmudov on Saturday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in his first fight since December 2024, with the event streaming worldwide on Netflix.
- Arslanbek Makhmudov enters as a big‑punching threat with a 21‑2 record and 19 knockouts, raising questions about how Fury’s 37‑year‑old body and long layoff will hold up.
- At Thursday’s London press event, Fury said he is focused on Makhmudov and explained that Anthony Joshua’s fatal car crash in Nigeria pushed him to end his latest retirement.
- Fury urged Joshua this week to fight him next and told him to forget a Deontay Wilder bout, even as his camp says talks come only after Saturday’s result.
- Venue and backer discussions for a possible Fury–Joshua showdown are active, with Dublin’s Croke Park and Saudi power broker Turki Alalshikh mentioned, though no deal exists and any plans hinge on post‑April outcomes.