Guess who’s back, back again? Sigh. It’s a tired intro, sorry, but please be forgiving: we’re all tired. If you didn’t have a Tyson Fury return on your boxing bingo card for 2026, the only explanation can be that you’re very new to the sport. That’s okay, though; we have no interest in gatekeeping, we welcome casual fans of the sport. As a matter of fact, the casual fan is very much at the centre of Fury’s comeback, and the clue to that is the broadcaster of his next fight: streaming juggernaut Netflix.
On 11 April, Fury will take on Arslanbek Makhmudov in the Briton’s first fight since December 2024. One month after that outing, a second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk, Fury addressed his phone camera to retire for the fifth time in his career, citing his frustration at the judging of those two clashes with the Ukrainian. Fury was fairly beaten by Usyk twice in 2024, as the latter became undisputed heavyweight champion and preserved his unbeaten record at the expense of Fury – and at the expense of the Gypsy King’s own undefeated run.
