Tyson Fury will be the headline act once again tonight as he looks to show why he is still one of the biggest attractions in boxing
Tyson Fury will look to grab the headlines again tonight as he announces his return to big-time boxing, 16 months after Oleksandr Usyk completed a double over the Brit.
Having failed to best Usyk in their undisputed clash, Fury was beaten again by the Ukrainian 16 months later and promptly announced his retirement. But he predictably confirmed he would return earlier this year and will tonight be welcomed back to the ring by dangerous Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov.
The knockout artist has vowed to end Fury’s career but looks to have been handpicked to make the former two-time world champion look good on his comeback ahead of more challenging bouts to come – including a potential blockbuster against Anthony Joshua. Here is everything you need to know about tonight’s fights…
What time will the Tyson Fury fight start tonight?
Tyson Fury and Arslanbek Makhmudov are expected to walk to the ring at around 10pm tonight with the fight starting shortly afterwards. All fight times are subject to change and the main event could start earlier given there are two heavyweight fights on beforehand which could end in stoppages. The four-fight main card starts at 7pm with the first fight of the night starting at 3.30pm.
How to watch the Tyson Fury fight on TV and live stream
Tyson Fury’s heavyweight showdown with Arslanbek Makhmudov will be shown live on Netflix, along with the three other main-card fights. The bouts will be free to watch for Netflix subscribers but fans who are not members can join for FREE by signing up to Sky with our offer below. The undercard fights, starting at 3.30pm will be shown on Tudum, Netflix’s companion website.
Watch Fury vs Makhmudov with free Netflix subscription
Tyson Fury has come out of retirement to face Russian boxer Arslanbek Makhmudov in a heavyweight clash in London on April 11. The fight will stream live on Netflix, which fans can get for free with Sky’s £15 Essential TV bundle or £24 Ultimate TV bundle, the latter of which also includes HBO Max and Disney+.
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Fight card, undercard, running order and fight times
- Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov – 10.07pm
- Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis – 8.55pm
- Jeamie Tshikeva vs Richard Riakporhe – 8.02pm
- Justis Huni vs Frazer Clarke – 7.14pm
- Breyon Gorham vs Eduardo Costa Do Nascimento – 6.15pm
- Mikie Tallon vs Leandro Jose Blanc – 5.44pm
- Simon Zachenhuber vs Pawel August – 5.13pm
- Felix Cash vs Liam O’Hare – 4.34pm
- Sultan Almohammed vs Hector Avila Lozano – 4.11pm
- Elliot Whale vs Tom Hill – 3.32pm
Quotes corner
Tyson Fury: “I just want to get as many big fights as I can at this stage of my career. I’ve won every belt there is, I’ve completed the game of boxing. It’s not really about a belt anymore it’s just that I want to make that Anthony Joshua fight that was supposed to have happened for the last 10 years but hasn’t. Obviously I have this big fight in front of me in Makhmudov first and then we don’t know what the third fight might be after Joshua but I’m aiming for three fights this year. If it’s a good fight with me and AJ, which I don’t think it will be, I think it will be a blow-away, then we will have a rematch. But if not, we will see.”
Arslanbek Makhmudov: ““Where I come from, people have to be strong always. For us it’s very important, genetically. If we don’t feel we are strong, we feel we are weak person, a weak man. For us it’s very important to be strong. Growing up there was always a pressure to fight. Maybe it has changed now, but when I was a small boy, if you’re not strong, you’re a loser. You have to always fight. In the street, you fight. You go to play soccer, you fight. You go to the river for some swimming, you fight. You go somewhere, you go everywhere, you have to fight. We have a cultural competition for violence. In our history we always made wars against anybody who comes to try and beat us. Maybe it stems from that, I don’t know.”
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