‘He’s in trouble’: Tyson Fury says he’s well-prepared for Arslanbek Makhmudov

Tyson Fury tells Sky Sports that he was happily retired before signing for this April 11 fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov . Fury said he was spending time in Thailand on vacation with his family and was having such a good time in the sunshine that he decided to stay and hold a camp there, which eventually led to him getting this offer for a stadium fight at Tottenham Hotspur. Fury says there’s no atmosphere quite like a big stadium fight and he’s looking forward to soaking it all in once again, although he’s aware that Makhmudov won’t be coming into this fight simply to lay down.

“All I can say is Makhmudov’s in some serious bother,” Fury said. “He’s in trouble. Makhmudov’s in trouble.

He’s a tough man, he’s had a couple of losses like myself, and he’s had a lot of knockouts, 20 odd knockouts. We’re similar age, similar size, similar weight, similar record. I was world champion, he was No 2 in the rankings when I was WBC champion.

He was one of the fights I got offered actually. So now we’re actually doing it so here we go. ” Should Fury score a win in this outing it will likely line him up for what seems to be an eventual trilogy match with Oleksandr Usyk , which Usyk has expressed interest in despite already holding two official wins over him.