Boxing: Tyson Fury to face Arslanbek Makhmudov in comeback fight

Iconic British Boxer Tyson Fury is set to make his comeback to the ring in April 2026, taking on Arslanbek Makhmudov in what is a muh anticipated high profile fight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London.

There is plenty of excitement amongst boxing fans across the country and the world following Thursday’s announcement that Tyson Fury will be making a high-profile comeback with the British Boxer set to come face to face with Arslanbek Makhmudov at the iconic Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London.

This will be one of the standout and most high-profile fights of 2026, with Fury and Makhmudov set to compete for the glory of victory in the ring in the English Capital on Saturday, 11th April 2026, and this will be the first time that the two fighters have faced each other so far in their illustrious careers.

Fury had previously announced his retirement from the world of professional boxing back last year, but his return to the sport is now official. This will be the first time that he has fought a boxing match in the UK since his sensational trilogy bout victory over Derek Chisora back in 2022, which also took place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

On his imminent return to the ring to face Makhmudov, Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren has said (via Sky Sports): “It’s exciting times for Tyson and for British boxing. He’s really got the bit between his teeth, he’s training hard in Thailand, he’s got himself in good shape.

“He looks after himself and he is in shape. He’ll be in fight mode ready to go and he’s out to prove a point. I’m looking forward to the fight.

“It’s a big fight. Tyson’s done it, he still holds the record for the highest grossing event at Wembley. He’s a big attraction.”

In his professional boxing career, Tyson Fury has had plenty of success. The Brit held multiple world heavyweight titles, which included high-profile unified titles from 2015 to 2016, as well as the Ring Magazine title that he held between 2015 and 2022.

Not only that, Fury also held the WBC (World Boxing Council) title from 2020 to 2024, and the IBO (International Boxing Organisation) title between 2015 and 2016.

Over the course of his incredible career in boxing, Tyson Fury has competed in 37 fights before his comeback bout against Arslanbek Makhmudov in April. Incredibly, 34 of these are by knockout, whilst he has only ever suffered just 2 defeats, as well as just 1 draw so far, as of the time of writing.

Whilst he did lose Oleksandr Usyk twice, once in May 2024 and once in December 2024, before that he had been undefeated.

Between 6th December 2008 and 28th October 2023, Tyson Fury got a total of 35 wins in succession, which included triumphs against a plethora of big names from the world of boxing, including the likes of Francis Ngannou, Derek Chisora, Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder, and Wladimir Klitschko.

Moving on to Arslanbek Makhmudov, he is known for his power and aggression. He has held the WBC Continental Americas title, doing so in 2019, as well as the WBC-NABF title between 2019 and 2023, the WBA-NABA title between 2021 and 2022, the WBC Silver title in 2022, and finally the WBA Inter-Continental title from 2023 to 2025.

Over the course of his professional career to date, the 36-year-old Russian Boxer has fought in 23 fights total ahead of his bout against Tyson Fury. He is a knockout specialist, with him having won as many as 19 by knockout. He has only suffered 2 defeats in his career to date.

Between 9th December 2017 and 28th October 2023, Makhmudov won all 18 of his fights, with the last victory in that run of wins being a knockout victory over American Boxer Junior Anthony Wright Jr. at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He has since also secured victories against the likes of Miljan Rovcanin (25th May 2024), Ricardo Brown (27th June 2025), and most recently British Boxer David Allen, who Arslanbek Makhmudov beat via a unanimous decision from the judges at the Sheffield Arena in England back on Saturday 11th October 2025.

Excitement and anticipation are building rapidly ahead of Tyson Fury’s high-profile comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov at the iconic Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, 11th April 2026.

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