Tyson Fury is set to make his comeback in seven weeks’ time.
He had made it clear that showdowns with both Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua were at the top of his wish-list, although, should he not be able to secure those fights, Fury has named his next best option.
Fury retired from boxing following consecutive defeats to Usyk during 2024, whilst a clash with Joshua has been touted for almost a decade, but is still yet to take place.
Now, ‘The Gypsy King’ hopes to finally deliver that elusive domestic dust-up and also potentially avenge his Usyk losses in a trilogy affair with Ukraine’s unified heavyweight world champion.
However, with Usyk linked to Deontay Wilder and Agit Kabayel, and details regarding Joshua’s return still unknown, Fury may have to look elsewhere for another opponent.
Speaking to BoxNation, Fury explained that he will not allow himself to look past Arslanbek Makhmudov, but admitted that a clash against the victor of Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois’ May meeting could be the bout that comes next.
“Without looking past my man here [Makhmudov], who is as dangerous as both of those guys [Wardley and Dubois], that is one fight that would definitely be interesting to me and we definitely can make it because we are all in the same stable.
“We are all under one banner, so them fights can be made quite easily, I would say.”
Should Fury overcome Makhmudov, a fight against the winner of Wardley-Dubois would provide him with the opportunity to become heavyweight boxing’s fifth three-time champion; joining Muhammad Ali, Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko and Evander Holyfield in that elite club.
