Fury set for Tottenham fight

Tyson Fury’s return from retirement is set for Saturday, April 11, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where he is scheduled to face heavyweight puncher Arslanbek Makhmudov. (tottenhamhotspurstadium.com) Tottenham Hotspur Stadium listed the bout for April 11 in London and said the event would be promoted by The Ring and streamed globally on Netflix. Forbes also reported the fight as part of Netflix’s live sports lineup for that date. (tottenhamhotspurstadium.com) (forbes.com) Betting markets opened with Fury as a clear favorite. Sportsbook Review listed Fury at minus 600 and Makhmudov at plus 400, while Oddspedia showed Fury around 1.22 decimal odds, roughly the same range as 1/4 in fractional pricing. (sportsbookreview.com) (oddspedia.com) Fury had not fought since his second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024, and ESPN said he announced another retirement on January 13, 2025. USA Today reported Fury entered this comeback with a 34-2-1 record and 24 knockouts. (espn.com) (usatoday.com) Makhmudov arrived with the profile of a high-risk opponent rather than a tune-up. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium said he brought a 21-2 record with 19 stoppages, and Sporting News said he stayed in the heavyweight picture with a unanimous decision over Dave Allen in October 2025. (tottenhamhotspurstadium.com) (sportingnews.com) That matchup put Fury’s comeback in a familiar place: a British stadium, a dangerous heavyweight across the ring, and another attempt to restart a career after retirement talk. The Standard said the fight was also viewed as a possible step toward a long-discussed showdown with Anthony Joshua. (standard.co.uk) (si.com) By Sunday, April 12, that scheduled fight had already happened. NBC News reported Fury won a unanimous decision over 12 rounds at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and then called for a fight with Joshua in the ring. (nbcnews.com) The pre-fight story was Fury’s latest return; the immediate next question is whether the win moves him into the Joshua bout that British boxing has circled for years. (nbcnews.com)