Tyson Fury announces comeback fight

Tyson Fury has announced his comeback fight after coming out of retirement again - and that it will be streamed live on Netflix.

The former two-time heavyweight world champion, who has lived in Morecambe for more than a decade, announced a retirement from boxing at the start of 2025.

But earlier this month, 'The Gypsy King' said he would be coming back to boxing and has been training in Thailand for the past few weeks.

Fury, 37, has now revealed that he will return on Saturday April 11 against Arslanbek Makhmudov.

The bout, Fury’s first fight on British soil in nearly four years, will take place in the UK, with the venue to be announced at a later date.

Below, Tyson in training for his comeback. Credit @tysonfury

The fight will be promoted by The Ring, as announced by His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and President of the Saudi Boxing Federation.

Netflix is currently in production with Fury on the hit documentary series ‘At Home With the Furys’, with the second season following Tyson and his family - including at their home in Morecambe - scheduled to premiere this spring.

Alongside the series, Netflix is also producing ‘Fury’, a feature length documentary.

Fury, whose professional record is 34 wins, two defeats and one draw, said: "Excited to be back.

"Heart's always been and always will be in boxing. Someone go tell the king that the ace is back!"

"We are happy that Tyson decided to come out of retirement for what should be an exciting heavyweight clash against Makhmudov," said Turki Alalshikh.

Makhmudov said: "I am thrilled about the opportunity. I'm coming to deliver a war. Tyson Fury has been a big champion. I will be more ready than ever to leave with a massive W."

Gabe Spitzer, Vice President of Sports at Netflix, said: "I have long admired Tyson Fury as one of the most resilient and captivating boxers of his generation. His career has been defined by beating the odds, and there is an undeniable electricity whenever he fights.

‘’We are incredibly excited to see him come out of retirement for this massive homecoming, and we love giving our members a front-row seat to the next chapter of his legacy."

Makhmudov, who is 6ft 6in and from Russia, has a professional record of 21 wins from 23 fights, with 19 wins inside the distance.

The 36-year-old WBA Inter-Continental Champion's only defeats have come by stoppage to top contender Agit Kabayel in 2023, and to Guido Vianello in 2024. He won his last fight, defeating Dave Allen by unanimous decision.

Fury became world champion for the first time when he dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in Germany in 2015 to become the unified WBO, WBA and IBF world heavyweight champion.

After that triumph, mental health struggles kept him out of the sport until 2018, but he emerged from a thrilling trilogy with Deontay Wilder as the WBC world champion.

He has sold out both Wembley Stadium (defeating Dillian Whyte in April 2022) and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (beating Dereck Chisora in December 2022) and the fight with Makhmudov will be his first bout in the UK since then.

The only professional fighter to beat him is Oleksandr Usyk, who won their 2024 undisputed showdown by split decision, and a rematch by unanimous decision later that same year, both in Saudi Arabia. 

Fury announced his retirement previously in 2022 after beating Whyte but quickly returned for the Chisora win.

Tyson has been very active on his Instagram page in recent weeks, talking about his comeback and documenting his training regime in Thailand.