Fury returns April 12

Tyson Fury is back in a London football stadium on Saturday, April 11, and the betting line says this is supposed to look routine: most books have him around 1/4, or roughly -600, against Arslanbek Makhmudov. ( oddschecker.com ) That price is striking because Fury has not fought since December 21, 2024, when Oleksandr Usyk beat him by unanimous decision in Riyadh, and BoxRec lists this Makhmudov fight as his first bout since then. ( boxrec.com ) The comeback is set for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the same ground where Fury stopped Derek Chisora in December 2022, so the venue is not neutral territory for him. ESPN and Boxing Scene both list the event for April 11 in London, which lands as April 12 in some time zones and betting feeds. ( espn.com ) Fury is 34-2-1 with 24 knockouts, and he turns 37 this year, so this is not a prospect being brought along carefully. This is a former heavyweight champion trying to prove that two losses to Usyk did not end the part of his career where big fights still make sense. ( boxrec.com ) Makhmudov is the kind of opponent promoters pick when they want danger without chaos. He is 21-2 with 19 knockouts, but both of his losses came by stoppage, and recent previews describe him as a heavy puncher who has not held up against the division’s better technicians. ( espn.com ) That is why the odds are so lopsided even with ring rust in play. Oddsmakers are basically saying Fury’s size, jab, and experience should carry more weight over 12 rounds than Makhmudov’s early power. ( sportsbookreview.com ) The other reason this card has real pull is the fight underneath it. Conor Benn faces Regis Prograis in a non-title welterweight bout, and ESPN reports Benn took the fight after signing a one-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing worth £11.38 million, or about $15 million. ( espn.com ) That matchup is not just famous names on a poster. Prograis is a former two-time world junior welterweight champion, while Benn is moving forward off his November win over Chris Eubank Jr. in the same stadium, so the undercard is built around a fighter who already sold this building once. ( espn.com ) The full main card is unusually deep for a comeback night. Boxing Scene’s event listing also has Jeamie Tshikeva against Richard Riakporhe and Frazer Clarke against Justis Huni, which gives the show enough real fights that fans are not just waiting around for Fury’s ring walk. ( boxingscene.com ) The simplest read is that Fury is being asked to do two jobs at once. He has to win like a favorite, and he has to look enough like the old Tyson Fury that people start talking again about Anthony Joshua, another Usyk angle, or one more stadium fight before the clock runs out. ( espn.com )