Tyson Fury‘s return to the ring has been officially confirmed.
Fury had spent the past year on the sidelines after announcing his retirement in January 2025 following back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk throughout 2024.
In Fury’s absence, Usyk has continued to reign as top dog in the heavyweight division, once again becoming undisputed champion, before vacating his WBO belt in November, which is now in the possession of Fabio Wardley.
‘The Gypsy King’ will now look to get back into the mix by ending that retirement and returning to the sport. Today, it has been announced that he will take on Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 in the UK, broadcast live on Netflix as main event on a Ring Magazine card.
Tyson Fury is coming home.
TYSON FURY vs. ARSLANBEK MAKHMUDOV. Saturday April 11 from the United Kingdom — and LIVE only on Netflix. pic.twitter.com/ib7KjT3xIt
— Netflix (@netflix) January 28, 2026
Makhmudov was last in action in October when he defeated Dave Allen by unanimous decision in Sheffield, but he now faces a much tougher task in Fury, who has only ever lost to Usyk during his career.
Victory over the Russian could lead to a world title fight for Fury, who revealed earlier this week he would be happy to have a showdown with WBO champion Wardley later this year.
“Like I said, let’s see how I am looking in my return fight, then later in 2026 this would be a good option for me to try [and] become [three-time] heavyweight champion.
“[Fabio] has a hard fight himself coming up soon. I know the fight you guys all want but, at this time, I won’t say his name out of respect, as he is in mourning.
“But if he is not going to continue in boxing, I’d like Big Fab as a big test. This would be a massive spectacle!”
First things first, Fury must overcome Makhmudov.