Tyson Fury sharply pushed back after unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk said he wants Fury to be his final opponent in professional boxing.
Just days before his scheduled return to the ring, Tyson Fury publicly dismissed Oleksandr Usyk’s interest in facing him in a retirement fight. Fury, the former heavyweight champion, is set to fight Arslanbek Makhmudov on Saturday, April 11, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, while Usyk currently holds the WBA, WBC and IBF titles.
The timing matters because the heavyweight division is still defined by unfinished business at the top, and any renewed Fury-Usyk storyline immediately cuts through the usual pre-fight noise. Even after their rivalry produced some of the biggest talking points in boxing, there is still clear demand for another chapter.
Speaking to Ring Magazine’s YouTube channel, Fury did not soften his reaction to Usyk’s comments.
“People are going to call me Nostradamus now, right? I predicted that exactly. What can I say... f--- him. That’s my answer.”
Fury also weighed in on Usyk’s recent training sessions with Anthony Joshua, a development that drew plenty of attention across the boxing world.
“I think it’s incredible. If that combination works for them, then good luck. At the end of the day, everyone has every right to train with whoever they want. Everyone has their own opinion on it, and that’s fine.”
For Fury, this next outing is about more than staying active. He needs a convincing performance to reassert himself as a genuine factor in the title picture and remind fans—especially in the U.S., where heavyweight credibility is always tied to elite wins—that he still belongs in the division’s biggest conversations. If he looks dominant, expect pressure to build for another major fight involving the championship scene. If he struggles, the gap between Fury and the current title holders will feel much wider.
London should provide a major-fight atmosphere, and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has become one of boxing’s premier big-event venues. Fury now has a chance to turn another round of verbal sparring into momentum inside the ropes, and that will be the real story to watch on April 11.
