ByKal Sajad. BBC Sport boxing journalist at The Pelligon, London. 9 April 2026. Briton Tyson Fury delivered a typically theatrical monologue as he took aim at opponent Arslanbek Makhmudov, rival heavyweights and even a struggling Premier League club.. Heavyweight Fury will face the Russian at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday in his first fight for 16 months.. There was plenty of mutual respect when the two heavyweights faced the media, but Fury – boxing’s consummate showman – eventually delivered the headline-grabbing moment the room had been waiting for.. “Sooner or later these so-called alphabetical world champions are going to have to fight me. They will be hunted and destroyed. Who will they face for money? I’m the money man,” he said.. “Whoever has the belts will be on their knees begging me by the end of the year. This is my sixth stadium fight back-to-back. Who has done that before? ChatGPT said no one.. “I am going to make an example of him. He is a big six-foot-seven lump. I will knock his head right off his two shoulders. He is fighting the great Tyson Fury.”. Fury, 37, briefly retired a month after his second defeat by Oleksandr Usyk, but announced his return earlier this year.. Croke Park could stage Fury v Joshua in September. 20 hours ago. Fury unlikely to be world champion again – Wardley. 1 day ago. Garcia is good for boxing but a liability – Benn. 2 days ago. The two-time world champion has not fought in Britain since December 2022, when he stopped Derek Chisora at this weekend’s fight venue to retain the WBC title.. “I’ve been out in Saudi Arabia but to come back to England and fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – let’s hope I do better than Tottenham because they’ve been rubbish recently,” he quipped.. One lingering question concerns Fury’s training team. The Morecambe fighter has previously said he would train himself but long-time trainer SugarHill Steward was in attendance, although Fury insisted the American was there only for “moral support”.. The grin on Fury’s face suggested Steward is likely to appear in the corner on fight night.. The face-off ended in good spirits. Makhmudov even lifted Fury off the ground as a joke before the pair shared an embrace.. [embedded content]. What information do we collect from this quiz?. Bears, phones & Fury taking centre stage. Image source, Getty Images. A smiling Fury made his entrance in typical fashion – dancing onto the stage and playing to the crowd before crossing immediately to shake Makhmudov’s hand.. There has been little animosity between the pair during fight week. Fury even blew a kiss at his opponent during a promotional appearance earlier in the week.. The news conference itself felt at times like a rerun of the previous launch news conference when the fight was first revealed. Makhmudov rarely engaged in any back-and-forth despite the host’s attempts to spark a war of words.. Makhmudov spent most of the time glancing at his phone, drawing criticism from heavyweight
