{"id":18254,"date":"2026-04-09T13:27:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=18254"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:27:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:27:04","slug":"fury-wants-boxing-clash-with-joshua-after-comeback-fight-against-makhmudov-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=18254","title":{"rendered":"Fury wants boxing clash with Joshua after comeback fight against Makhmudov | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Fury, who returns to the ring against Makhmudov on Saturday, says he wants to face his compatriot Joshua next.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 9 Apr 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">9 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Tyson Fury \u200cwants to fight Anthony Joshua in a long-awaited \u2060clash of British \u2060former heavyweight world champions if he wins his comeback against Canada-based Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov.<\/p>\n<p>Fury, 37, has come out of retirement for the fifth time in his career to get back into the ring \u2060at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on \u2060Saturday, and is looking well beyond the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got Arslanbek Makhmudov to think of on Saturday night, but all going well [Joshua is] the fight I want next,\u201d he told \u200cBBC Radio on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know he just had his fight with Jake Paul, whatever \u2026 a fight\u2019s a fight, really. So yeah, I\u2019ll be ready for that straight away after this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joshua, 36, last fought in December when he dealt American Jake Paul a reality check with a savage sixth-\u2060round knockout in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>A few days after \u2060that, the former WBA, IBF and WBO champion was taken to hospital in Nigeria following a car accident that killed two close friends.<\/p>\n<p>American former WBC world \u2060champion Deontay Wilder has also called out Joshua for a long-awaited matchup after beating \u2060Briton Derek Chisora on a split-decision last \u2060Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua made his first public appearance since the car crash when he was seen at London\u2019s O2 Arena for Chisora\u2019s bout against Wilder.<\/p>\n<p>Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has said Joshua needs time to heal before considering stepping back into the ring himself.<\/p>\n<p>Fury, who has not fought since losing to Ukraine\u2019s reigning world champion Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024, dismissed the idea of a Joshua versus Wilder fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never seen two \u200cmen slide as much as these two,\u201d he said of the Wilder vs Chisora bout. \u201cThey look like a couple of \u200cclub \u200cfighters from a white-collar match in a local leisure centre. It was sad for me to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4476589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4476589\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4476589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-04T202553Z_62257268_UP1EM441KR3MH_RTRMADP_3_BOXING-HEAVYWEIGHT-CHISORA-WILDER-1775721936.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C517&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Boxing - Derek Chisora v Deontay Wilder - O2 Arena, London, Britain - April 4, 2026 Anthony Joshua is seen ahead of the Derek Chisora v Deontay Wilder fight Action Images via Reuters\/Peter Cziborra\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4476589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Joshua at the Derek Chisora vs Deontay Wilder fight on April 4 [Peter Cziborra\/Action Images via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fury, who returns to the ring against Makhmudov on Saturday, says he wants to face his compatriot Joshua next. Published On 9 Apr 20269 Apr 2026 Tyson Fury \u200cwants to fight Anthony Joshua in a long-awaited \u2060clash of British \u2060former heavyweight world champions if he wins his comeback against Canada-based Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov. 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