JAKARTA - Russian heavyweight boxer Arslanbek Makhmudov is ambitious to deliver a humiliating defeat and force Tyson Fury to hang up his boxing gloves for good after their duel in April 2026.
Camille Estephan as Makhmudov's promoter said that the fighter nicknamed the Gypsy King should not feel superior and take his client, who is known to have a hard punch and has the potential to destroy, lightly.
"Our goal and objective is to make him decide to retire again and this time for good!" said Estephan as quoted from Sky Sport.
Fury and Makhmudov are scheduled to step into the ring on April 11, 2026. So far, there is no definite place for their clash, but it is said to take place at Tottenham Stadium, London, England.
This is Fury's first fight after he suffered a defeat against Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch in December 2024 at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Gypsy King had decided to retire after that and repeatedly stated that he would not return to the ring. However, earlier this year he announced that he would come down the mountain again.
This is not the first time Fury - who has held the WBC heavyweight belt - has decided to retire and then come back again. Previously, he had hung up his boxing gloves in 2022, but a few months later he came back.
Fury, who is currently 37 years old, continues to make thorough preparations for his first fight after retirement, including losing eight kilograms more than his last fight against Usyk.
Through his Instagram social media account, he regularly uploads any developments and exercises he has been through so far.
"Everything went very well. I have never felt this happy before. I am in a very good condition, I am in a positive condition. I am very happy, I am looking forward to my fight," he wrote.
Fury's return to the boxing ring has been linked with a number of big fights, such as against Anthony Joshua and a trilogy with Usyk. These duels are most likely to happen, but he must prove himself against Makhmudov.
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