Fury vs Makhmudov: All you need to know about the heavyweight boxing bout
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Tyson Fury comes out of retirement to fight devastating puncher Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Former two-time heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has come out of retirement (yet again) and will make his comeback against the dangerous Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.
The “Gypsy King”, 37, has been out of the ring for 15-months following back-to-back losses to undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk – the first defeats in the British boxer’s long career.
Fury needs a victory to get his career back on track and says he is looking ahead to a possible long-awaited fight against fellow British boxer Anthony Joshua; however, the 36-year-old Makhmudov will not be a mere tune-up opponent.
The Dagestani boxer, now based in Canada, is a devastating puncher, with 90 percent of his wins coming by knockout, and is only a couple of inches shorter than the man-mountain Fury.
Here is everything you need to know about Fury vs Makhmudov and the rest of the main card.
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