Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov | Netflix - 11 April 2026

[Nightmare Roy]

I can't believe Big John had a go at his twin bro Buncey
Remember this cracker?

Dillon mugged him right off there and he didn't say a thing, knows how to pick his targets

[Wales]

The difference between Peter Fury and John Fiury is everything your taught growing up.

John Fury shouting and balling thinking he’s the real deal.

Peter Fury quiet articulate but IS THE REAL DEAL


Peter Fury is right up there …

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Makhmudov ready to write own history against giant killer Tyson Fury

There was a time when Arslanbek Makhmudov was just about the scariest fighter on the planet.

Instantly cast as a fearsome Bond villain archetype, the beast from Dagestan was either wrestling bears in the forest or quickly scything down any heavyweight who dared step into the ring with him.

A pair of inside-distance defeats, to Agit Kabayel and Guido Vianello, may have punctured his veneer of invincibility, but his next opponent, Tyson Fury, has labeled him "the biggest, scariest, ugliest bloke" he’s ever seen ahead of their April 11 clash, which could reshape the heavyweight landscape completely.

But although his reputation might precede him, the 36-year-old cuts a disarmingly unassuming figure when he sits down with The Ring overlooking Tottenham Hotspur Stadium pitch where he will fight Fury on April 11.

A man of deep faith, Makhmudov is thoughtful in his responses and speaks so quietly he is almost impossible to hear. He has been made a significant underdog against Fury, who will be boxing for the first time in 16 months by the time fight night rolls around, but it may come as little surprise that Makhmudov is not in London exclusively for the paycheck.

“I just need to win this fight,” Makhmudov says. “I feel like everything in my life since I was nine years old has brought me here. ... Exactly to here.

“That’s why I’m not thinking about anything else, about what might happen after this fight. I am just fully focused on winning this fight and changing my life forever.”

It is now 27 years since he first walked into a boxing gym, after his mother enlisted an uncle to try and wrestle the kid back onto the straight and narrow.

“My uncle was doing karate at the time, but his friend had a boxing gym in my hometown,” he said. “My mother had asked him, 'Please, get him doing some sport.’ I was always fighting in the street. Everyday I was fighting in the street. I don’t know why. I’m not aggressive or anything like that, but I found myself getting into trouble.

“Even if I was going to play soccer, other guys would know I was ready to fight. If someone asked me to fight, I couldn’t say no because then you’ve lost already, and you’re scared. I would always say yes. Then they would organize a fight, even if we don’t have a problem with each other, they would push us into a fight and I would just fight, fight, fight.

“Understandably, my mother was worried by all of this and knew I needed to spend my energy in the right way. That’s why she asked my uncle to take me boxing in the first place.”


However, it was not exactly plain sailing and it would be another five years before Makhmudov had the chance to officially fight for the first time.

“Once I had started, they kicked me out after a year because I was still fighting with older guys,” he said. “Then I changed sports to soccer, but they also kicked me out, so then I started kickboxing. When I was around 14, I think, I had my first competition, and then it grew from there.”

He was a relatively late starter in the professional game, too. He was 28 by the time he made his debut, stopping Jaime Barajas in just 24 seconds in December 2017.

He would end six of his first seven fights inside the first round, with the other finishing after a minute of the second. It was clear that Makhmudov could move quickly through the levels.

“I remember when my uncle explained to me when I was a kid that I could be big like Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson,” he said. “But then he brought round a VHS of a Mike Tyson documentary. When I watched that, I just thought, 'That’s what I want to be.’”

It was not until his 15th fight that he was taken the distance, but he still did enough to beat the durable Carlos Takam widely on points. Another three knockouts followed, lifting Makhmudov into the No. 1 position with the WBC, but he unraveled against Kabayel in Riyadh in December 2023 and has been battling to climb back to the top ever since.

This bout with Fury will represent Makhmudov’s second consecutive outing on British soil following his October points victory over Dave Allen, which became his unofficial introduction to UK fight fans. Allen, too, had spent much of the buildup describing how "scary" Makhmudov looks, but they ended up good friends and were even pictured with the Doncaster man’s two children a few days later.

“People know me a little better now for sure,” he says. “Dave Allen is a hero here, people really love him. I see that. But before that fight I said, ‘Guys, you will love me’ and I think I definitely gained some fans here.
"On April 11 we are fighting here in England, but not everyone in this stadium will support Tyson Fury. There will be British fans supporting me, I’m sure of that.”

His encounter with Fury at Spurs will close a remarkable circle for both men, who first met in Laval, Canada, in December 2017, a week after Makhmudov’s debut. That night, Fury’s close friend Billy Joe Saunders beat local star David Lemieux with a masterclass performance, but it did not seem as if the Gypsy King would ever box again.

At that point, Fury weighed close to 400 pounds after crashing off the rails in the wake of his stunning victory over Wladimir Klitschko two years earlier. And Makhmudov, who asked the Englishman for a picture purely as a fan, never expected their paths to eventually cross as they will soon.

“Tyson Fury is a big name in boxing,” Makhmudov says. “A legend. He beat Wladimir Klitschko, he shocked the world that night. He has beaten real giants in boxing. He has a good history, but now it’s my time.

“It’s my time to beat him, to turn my situation around and to make my own history.”

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ANNOUNCED: BENN RETURNS TO TOTTENHAM

Conor Benn will fight Regis Prograis in the co-main event of the Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov card on April 11th

Get your tickets NOW: bit.ly/Fury-Makhmudov…

#FuryMakhmudov | April 11th | LIVE on Netflix | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

[keithmoonhangover]

ANNOUNCED: BENN RETURNS TO TOTTENHAM

Conor Benn will fight Regis Prograis in the co-main event of the Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov card on April 11th

Get your tickets NOW: bit.ly/Fury-Makhmudov…

#FuryMakhmudov | April 11th | LIVE on Netflix | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Fwank is suing Zuffa for a billion and they are co-promoting? WTF?

Fwank is no longer listed as the promoter of this on BoxRec.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Don't know if Frank was ever listed as being promoter on this card.

[keithmoonhangover]

The Fury fight isn't the massive seller that some people thought.

[keithmoonhangover]

Don't know if Frank was ever listed as being promoter on this card.

I'm sure he was before the venue was announced.

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Fury-Makhmudov -- a Ring event -- will exclusively be streamed live on Netflix, following on from the platform's success broadcasting Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua in December.

Ring event. I know they usually have promoters, as Ring aren't actually promoters. But I was looking through some press releases.. and Frank has not had any comments on this.

[keithmoonhangover]

Fury-Makhmudov -- a Ring event -- will exclusively be streamed live on Netflix, following on from the platform's success broadcasting Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua in December.

Ring event. I know they usually have promoters, as Ring aren't actually promoters. But I was looking through some press releases.. and Frank has not had any comments on this.

Frank's done plenty of interviews about it.

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Benn to fight Prograis on Fury undercard

Britain's Conor Benn will fight Regis Prograis on the undercard of Tyson Fury's comeback fight on 11 April.

Benn recently signed with Dana White's Zuffa Boxing in a one-fight deal reportedly worth about £11m.

Benn, 29, will be the co-main event at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

"Last time I fought in London, Conor Benn was on my undercard, so this is a full-circle moment for me," said American former light-welterweight world champion Prograis.

"But this circle will close with me teaching him a lesson.

"He's not fighting some weight-drained super middleweight. I am in shape and will bring home this victory."

Fury is signed to allegedly's Queensberry, but TKO president Mark Shapiro said on Wednesday that Zuffa Boxing will promote the fight, which will be shown on Netflix.

Prograis, 37, is a former world champion at light-welterweight, but has two losses in his past three outings, including to Jack Catterall and Devin Haney.

Benn's most recent outing was in November when he defeated Chris Eubank Jr in a rematch.

Both bouts against Eubank were at middleweight, but Benn intends to campaign at welterweight as he seeks to earn a world title shot.

"My last fight there showed the world exactly who I am and what I'm about," he said.

"Fighting on the biggest stages, in the biggest shows, I fear no-one."

Fury, who has not fought since losing to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024, will fight Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov.

[keithmoonhangover]

Benn to fight Prograis on Fury undercard

Britain's Conor Benn will fight Regis Prograis on the undercard of Tyson Fury's comeback fight on 11 April.

Benn recently signed with Dana White's Zuffa Boxing in a one-fight deal reportedly worth about £11m.

Benn, 29, will be the co-main event at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

"Last time I fought in London, Conor Benn was on my undercard, so this is a full-circle moment for me," said American former light-welterweight world champion Prograis.

"But this circle will close with me teaching him a lesson.

"He's not fighting some weight-drained super middleweight. I am in shape and will bring home this victory."

Fury is signed to allegedly's Queensberry, but TKO president Mark Shapiro said on Wednesday that Zuffa Boxing will promote the fight, which will be shown on Netflix.

Prograis, 37, is a former world champion at light-welterweight, but has two losses in his past three outings, including to Jack Catterall and Devin Haney.

Benn's most recent outing was in November when he defeated Chris Eubank Jr in a rematch.

Both bouts against Eubank were at middleweight, but Benn intends to campaign at welterweight as he seeks to earn a world title shot.

"My last fight there showed the world exactly who I am and what I'm about," he said.

"Fighting on the biggest stages, in the biggest shows, I fear no-one."

Fury, who has not fought since losing to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024, will fight Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov.

Ouch. I wonder who'll be running logistics etc. There's a reason why Ring cards are run by established promoters.

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Ouch. I wonder who'll be running logistics etc. There's a reason why Ring cards are run by established promoters.

Will be Zuffa

[keithmoonhangover]

Ouch. I wonder who'll be running logistics etc. There's a reason why Ring cards are run by established promoters.

Will be Zuffa

There first ever big boxing event, in a country they've never promoted in. Brave move.

[keithmoonhangover]

I wonder how long the BBBofC will take to process Dana's application.

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[joshj909]

Stacked with heavy hitters is a massive overstatement but there's some fights I'd watch.

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Full Card

Main Card
Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov
Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis
Jeamie TKV vs Richard Riakporhe
Frazer Clarke vs Justis Huni

Prelims
Troy Williamson vs Simon Zachenhuber
Breyon Gorham vs Eduard Georgiev
Mikie Tallon vs Cristopher Rios
Felix Cash vs Liam O'Hare
Hector Lozano vs Sultan Almohammed
Elliot Whale vs Tom Hill

[CaptainSpacerod]

Felix Cash ? Thought he’d retired.

Pretty decent main card tbf. Interesting fights rather than exciting but each fight has the potential to be an upset rather than a nailed on cakewalk

[tony1234]

Full Card

Main Card
Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov
Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis
Jeamie TKV vs Richard Riakporhe
Frazer Clarke vs Justis Huni

Prelims
Troy Williamson vs Simon Zachenhuber
Breyon Gorham vs Eduard Georgiev
Mikie Tallon vs Cristopher Rios
Felix Cash vs Liam O'Hare
Hector Lozano vs Sultan Almohammed
Elliot Whale vs Tom Hill

for a free card if you have Netflix that's quite good , better than a lot of PPV's

[KiwiRider]

It's a watchable main card.
Interesting there are no major belts on offer- I wonder if that is deliberate?
Edge out the orgs?

[MPW]

I thought Williamson was supposed to be fighting Simpson in a rematch at SMW. If that's not the case, Simpson's people really did a number on Williamson by enacting the immediate rematch clause, denying Williamson a world title shot and essentially forcing him to vacate the EBU belt.

[keithmoonhangover]

I thought Williamson was supposed to be fighting Simpson in a rematch at SMW. If that's not the case, Simpson's people really did a number on Williamson by enacting the immediate rematch clause, denying Williamson a world title shot and essentially forcing him to vacate the EBU belt.

I hear Troy's getting by far the biggest purse of his career.

[Taansend]

Felix Cash is Back!!!

[forcefraser]

Gotta love Cash. His accent is mad