Tyson Fury Talks Boxing Return, Explains Why He Feels 'Sorry' for Arslanbek Makhmudov Ahead of Fight

Tyson Fury is set to make his return to the ring this weekend for the first time since December of 2024.

The boxer said in his final press conference ahead of his fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov that he can't stay away from the ring for too long without missing it.

"When I walk away every time from boxing, I have zero intentions of returning," he said. "However, after a few months, I'm bored of the normal life – dropping the kids off at school, taking the dog for a walk, that sort of stuff – and I miss the game. I miss the boxing. I miss the press conferences. I miss everything that comes with the big fights."

He also said that he feels "sorry" for Makhmudov because he's coming into the fight healthy and with plenty of motivation.

"For the first time in forever, I'm the hunter. I'm not the hunted," he said. "And we all know that when I've always been the hunter in the past, I've always f--ked people up. I feel actually sorry for Arslanbek Makhmudov because he's got to face me – an injury‑free Tyson Fury and on good form. I've had good preparation and I'm going to make an example of him."

Fury wasn't shy when asked what he plans to do to Makhmudov on Saturday.

"I'm going to lay him unconscious on Saturday night at Tottenham. I'll be like the game cock on top of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and he'll be like the knocked‑out man, spark out on the floor on the canvas looking up thinking, 'What the fuck just happened there?'" he said. "But it's no shame, because like he said, he's fighting the great Tyson Fury. And not only will I do it to him, I'll do it to all of them as well, like I've done many times in the past before."

Fury, who has a 34-2-1 record, hasn't won a fight since October of 2023, when he beat Francis Ngannou. His last two bouts were losses to Oleksandr Usyk.