Fury calls out Joshua after points victory over Makhmudov
There’s nothing more predictable than a boxer retiring for the umpteenth time only to step back into the ring. So it’s no shock to see Tyson Fury back again, talking a good game about getting his world-title belts back. The former heavyweight champion is back and set to fight Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this evening. And, it’s no surprise to hear him being optimistic. “Whoever has the belts I want to get them back. I was undefeated for 17 years and took it for granted,” he said at Friday’s weigh-in in London. “I had two losses in a row and I’m not the hunted now but I’m the hunter. It feels great to be the young, fresh hunter again. “I want to make a statement, so I’ve come in nice and light and lean.” The defeats he talks about are the back-to-back loses against Oleksandr Usyk, both in 2024. Before then he was unbeaten and he says a decent time in the sun in Thailand was all he needed to get back …
