After weeks of speculation regarding the location of his highly anticipated return, Tyson Fury has officially confirmed that his April 11th boxing showdown against Arslanbek Makhmudov will take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.
Makhmudov (21-2) will be fighting in England for the second straight time. The 36-year-old Russian defeated David Allen by unanimous decision in Sheffield last October.
Fury, 37, hasn’t fought since losing back-to-back matches in 2024. He lost his title belts in a split decision against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk that May in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He then dropped a rematch to Usyk in a unanimous decision at the same venue seven months later.
Those were the first two career defeats for Fury (34-2-1).
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was the site of Fury’s last title defence, on December 3rd, 2022, against fellow Briton Derek Chisora.
Fury won his next fight against former UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou, in Riyadh on October 28th, 2023, before taking the two defeats the following year.
The Fury-Makhmudov fight will be shown on Netflix.