TYSON FURY could be set for a shock world title fight if he wins his boxing return.
The Gypsy King’s latest retirement from the sport will officially end on April 11 when he Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (opens in a new tab)” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>takes on Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Fury, 37, is hoping to use the bear-wrestling Russian as a warm-up for a high-unlikely trilogy fight with former pound-for-pound king Oleksandr Usyk.
But a domestic dust-up for a world title could be on the cards if he beats Makhmudov and WBO champion Fabio Wardley wins his May melee with Daniel Dubois.
Wardley told Sky Sports: “I had an open invitation to him at the start of the year before he signed up for his fight with Makhmudov.
“And before I even signed my fight with Daniel. I said, ‘Look if you want to go straightaway we can go straightaway, it’s no bother.’
“‘But if he wants a little warm-up and he wants to get through that and see how he feels, blah, blah, blah, then cool, no bother to me.
“I’ll still be ready and waiting after I’m done with Daniel for a massive fight.”
Fury’s Tottenham tussle with Makhmudov will bring about the end of the Wythenshawe warrior’s FIFTH RETIREMENT from boxing.
The former unified heavyweight champion is well and truly relishing his return to the ring.
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There’s a massive year of boxing ahead!
It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring.
Tyson Fury will make his return in April against Arslanbek Makhmudov while Oleksandr Usyk takes on the king of kickboxing Rico Verhoeven.
Conor Benn features for the first time since making the switch to Zuffa Boxing and Fabio Wardley will defend his newly won heavyweight crown.
Canelo Alvarez will be hoping to return after his defeat to Terence Crawford and heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk will also need to defend his straps.
Derek Chisora will fight for the 50th and (perhaps) final time against Deontay Wilder while Daniel Dubois is also on the comeback trail.
A whole bunch of British stars could also take a leap into superstardom, with the likes of Moses Itauma, Hamzah Sheeraz and Adam Azim ready to join the very top of the sport.
Here’s all the big fights coming up…
February
- Sat 28 – Emanuel Navarrete vs Eduardo Nunez – super-featherweight unification – DAZN
March
- Sat 14 – Jazza Dickens vs Anthony Cacace – WBA super-featherweight title – DAZN
- Sat 21 – George Liddard vs Tyler Denny – British & Commonwealth Middleweight title – DAZN
- Sat 28 – Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin – DAZN
- Sat 28 – Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman – Amazon Prime PPV
April
- Sat 4 – Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora – DAZN PPV
- Sat 11 – Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov – Netflix
- Sat 11 – Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis – Netflix
- Sat 18 – Callum Smith vs David Morrell – DAZN
- Sat 18 – Manny Pacquiao vs Ruslan Provodnikov
- Sat 25 – Mike Tyson vs Floyd Mayweather
- Sat 25 – Lawrence Okolie vs Tony Yoka – DAZN
May
- Sat 9 – Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois – WBO title – DAZN
- Sat 9 – Zurdo Ramirez vs David Benavidez – WBA & WBO Cruiserweight titles – Prime Video
- Sat 23 – Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven – WBC title – DAZN
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TYSON FURY VS ARSLANBEK MAKHMUDOV: ALL THE DETAILS YOU NEED AS THE GYPSY KING RETURNS
But several of his family members weren’t thrilled when he revealed he’d be lacing up his gloves again.
He admitted to The Daily Mail: “My dad stopped speaking to me for a while.
“My brothers stopped speaking to me, even Paris. Everybody cut me off.
“Nobody wanted me to return and they made that clear… but, it’s my decision and my life.
“It’s my decision to make, it’s but probably a bit selfish.
It’s just I’m at my happiest when I’m in that ring entertaining people and I have no plans to stop any time soon.
“I’ll probably keep fighting until I’m 50, I’d say.”
