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Tyson Fury returns to the ring on Saturday and he is planning to honour boxing legend Ricky Hatton.

Former world heavyweight champion Fury retired from the sport after losing to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024, but now stages a comeback after 16 months away when he goes up against Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

It will be the first time that ‘The Gypsy King’ has been back in action since the tragic passing of sporting icon Hatton in September, with the close friends having worked together in the past, including Fury’s clash against Deontay Wilder in December 2018.

Hatton is arguably the most popular British boxer of all time, taking legions of supporters across the world as he became a two-weight world champion and competed against the likes of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

Fury was in attendance at Hatton’s funeral in October, as thousands of those fans packed the streets to pay tribute to ‘The Hitman’ for everything he has done, and Fury has a tribute of his own planned for tomorrow night.

The heavyweight star is set to wear boots that feature Hatton’s logo, along with the sky blue colouring of Manchester City, the beloved football team of Hatton.

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Tyson Fury will wear custom boots honoring the late Ricky Hatton in his fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov in Tottenham.

Fury shared a close friendship with Hatton before his death and the boots feature Hatton’s logo, with blue accents promoting mental health… pic.twitter.com/rLAfwjD4lV

— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) April 10, 2026

Fury’s clash against Makhmudov headlines a card that also features Conor Benn taking on Regis Prograis in the co-main event, along with Jeamie TKV facing Richard Riakporhe, and Frazer Clarke going up against Justis Huni, with the event broadcast live on Netflix.

Oleksandr Usyk has proven himself to be a level above his heavyweight rivals in recent years, but there is one man, whom he may soon face, that is being labelled as his ‘kryptonite’ ahead of a possible world title challenge.

Many have tried to discover a chink in the armour of the Ukrainian mastermind, but his undefeated record has remained in tact, with both the cruiserweight and heavyweight elite unable to overcome the style of the loveable champion.

Although, whilst he is unbeaten in the pro game, many believe that the way to defeat Usyk is by targeting his body. This is largely because he was dropped by a Artur Beterbiev body shot during the London 2012 Olympic quarter-final, but also because of Daniel Dubois’ fabled and controversial ‘low blow’ in their first fight.

As a result, some fans suspect that WBC Interim champion and mandatory challenger Agit Kabayel, known for his destructive body work, could be the heavyweight division’s best chance of legitimately dethroning 39-year-old Usyk before his retirement.

Speaking to iFL TV, Kabayel’s manager Spencer Brown declared his belief that the German possesses the style to hand Usyk a first career defeat and threatened that there will be ‘problems’ if the Ukrainian refuses to fight Kabayel after his May clash with Rico Verhoeven.

“It is frustrating, we still feel that Agit is going to be world champion by the end of this year.

“Me personally, I think that, if he fights Usyk, that is Usyk’s kryptonite. I keep saying it to people, he works the body beautifully, he is game as a pebble, he stays on top of you, he is a pressure fighter and I don’t think that Usyk will like that. That is my personal opinion.

“Agit Kabayel is one of the most dangerous men in the division. They can’t hold up much longer on us, they just can’t. Once he fights this first fight against Rico, win, lose or draw, he has either got to fight us or he has got to relinquish that title. Otherwise, there is going to be problems.”

Usyk-Verhoeven takes place on Saturday, May 23, but Kabayel was recently left out of Usyk’s three-man hit list, despite the pair being mandated for a world title bout, so it will be intriguing to see how the situation develops post-Verhoeven.

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The super-middleweight division continues to move on from Terence Crawford’s short undisputed reign, with the third of his four former titles being captured last night by one of boxing’s most fierce knockout artists.

Crawford scored a legendary victory over Canelo Alvarez to become the undisputed super-middleweight king back in September, but retired three months later, with a host of 168lb contenders hoping to benefit from the fragmented titles.

Jose Armando Resendiz and Christian Mbilli were elevated to WBA and WBC world champions respectively, whilst Hamzah Sheeraz and Alem Begic collide for the vacant WBO world title next month.

As for the IBF strap, that was on the line last night in Montreal, as Cuban southpaw Osleys Iglesias extended his record to 15-0 (14 KOs), claiming the vacant world title due to an eighth-round retirement from Russian challenger, Pavel Silyagin.

In the post-fight interview, Iglesias, who also holds the less-recognised IBO title, beamed with joy, revealing plans for a charge for the undisputed crown.

“Mom, I’m finally a double world champion – I hope you’re proud of me, but I’ve got more left to go to be undisputed.”

Iglesias was almost perfect throughout the eight-round beatdown, and would likely struggle to land the big fights had he not become champion.

As for becoming undisputed, one of the other belts is held by Mbilli, who is also promoted by Eye of the Tiger Promotions and Camille Estephan. After witnessing Iglesias’ latest and most fruitful masterclass, the promoter sent out a message to the rest of the division, outlining his goal to take control of each of the remaining titles.

“We have two titles. We have the WBC title with Mbilli, there is the WBA and WBO left. We’re gonna get them, so whoever has them. Right now, Sheeraz is fighting, Resendiz is fighting [Jaime] Munguia. All of them, one after another. Not the same night, [but against] whoever is gonna be courageous enough to go in with this guy [Iglesias].

“For Silyagin to quit on his stool, it tells a lot. He’s a very good defensive fighter, one of the elite technical fighters in the world. We saw he was hurt from the beginning. He showed a lot of heart, but he’s damaged. Who is willing? Who is out there? Caleb Plant? Munguia? Resendiz?”

An in-house fight between Mbilli and Iglesias will be on the cards, says Estephan, but only when all four belts are on the line. In the meantime, Mbilli continues to be linked to a lucrative showdown with Canelo.

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This Saturday night, Conor Benn takes on Regis Prograis in a 150lbs catchweight affair. Ahead of the action, super-middleweight great Carl Froch has shared his final prediction.

Benn has boxed at super-welterweight and middleweight since failing a drugs test in 2022, but now seeks to capitalise on his position as mandatory challenger for Ryan Garcia’s WBC welterweight world title, and is stopping off at 150lbs on his way back down to the 147 ranks.

Meanwhile, Prograis is a career super-lightweight and a two-time world champion of that division, but his powers look to have faded in recent fights – and the move up in weight makes the 37-year-old southpaw a sizeable underdog.

In an interview with New Betting Sites, Froch said that Prograis in his prime would beat Benn, but that the circumstances around the fight point to a stoppage win for the Brit.

“Pound for pound, Regis Prograis beats Conor Benn 10 times out of 10. Pound for pound, it’s a mismatch, but Regis Prograis is in his 38th year. He’s been inactive, he’s had three losses anyway, so the answer could be that Conor Benn has got him bang on at the right time.

“I expect him to do the job and get the stoppage within six rounds. The danger is, if it goes past six, Regis Prograis is a talented fighter. Good, skilled fighter, been in there with the best of the best – and we don’t know how good Conor Benn is, because we’re only judging him on a weight-drained Chris Eubank Jr, who’s not world level. Chris Eubank Jr. lost to Billy Joe Saunders, lost to George Groves, he lost to Liam Smith, he got battered by Liam Smith.

“So this is a fighter that’s shown that he is European level at best. I called him a novice the other week, and he got p***ed off. He got the hump. His lawyer sent me a message saying, ‘we’re not inclined to do another interview with you because of your recent negative comments’, ‘what negative comments? I called him a novice’.

“If somebody’s not fought for an Area, English, British, or European title, in my book, they’re a novice, because they’ve never been tested at world level. So it’s not a criticism. Go out there and win a world title and prove me wrong. Why are you so sensitive?”

Benn-Prograis will be the co-main event of the Fury-Makhmudov card tomorrow night, with the entirety of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium bill available to watch live via Netflix.

Tyson Fury faces Arslanbek Makhmudov this weekend in London, with a win moving him one step closer to a lucrative showdown with Anthony Joshua.

Fury has not fought since losing his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk back in December 2024, which led to his fifth retirement from the sport. At 37 years old, the Morecambe man hopes to become boxing’s fifth three-time heavyweight world champion, but must first deal with Russian powerhouse, Makhmudov.

Meanwhile, Joshua boxed Jake Paul last December but has not had a meaningful and competitive contest against a heavyweight rival since being brutally stopped by Daniel Dubois when challenging for the IBF heavyweight world title in September 2024.

With Joshua set to fight once before directing his attention towards Fury, ‘The Gypsy King’ suggested that he should also pursue a fight with Makhmudov.

“I think that Makhmudov and Joshua would be a good fight, it’d be a 50/50 fight, honestly. [Based] off his last performance over Jake Paul, that is a 50/50 fight, that [Makhmudov] is a big strong man. I would put them in the same pot, honest to god.

“I’m not putting one of them down, I think it’s a 50/50 fight. They are both big lumps, big bangers with no ability. He is perfect for a warm-up for ‘AJ’, same size, same kind of punch vocabulary.”

Fury-Makhmudov will be available to watch live on Netflix on Saturday, April 11. ‘AJ’ is expected to be watching from ringside.