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Tyson Fury set for comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov in April

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Published 4 months ago

Briton Tyson Fury ‍will return to the ring in his home ​country on April 11th when the former world heavyweight champion ‌will fight Arslanbek Makhmudov.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fury-tyson/MDZyQvA1/"]Fury[/a], ‌37, announced his retirement early last year, but had hinted at a comeback before ⁠confirming this month he would come ‌out of retirement for his ​first fight since losing to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/usyk-olexandr/nqbF7L5K/"]Oleksandr Usyk[/a] in December 2024.[/p][p]The venue for the bout will be announced later.[/p][embed guid="89fbb19c-6b24-48bf-b7de-d9fa0805cdf0" url="https://x.com/netflix/status/2016496482157756521" social-type="twitter" /][p]"[b]Excited to ‌be back. Heart's always been and always will be in boxing. Someone go ⁠tell the king that the ace is back[/b]," Fury said.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/makhmudov-arslanbek/beqHf2uL/"]Makhmudov[/a], a Russian based in Canada, strengthened his credentials by dominating Britain's Dave Allen in his most recent fight.[/p][p]"[b]I am thrilled about the opportunity[/b]," Makhmudov said. "[b]I'm coming ⁠to deliver a war. ‌Tyson Fury has been a big champion. I will be more ready than ever to leave with ⁠a massive W[/b]."[/p]

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