Fury Tips the Scales at a Lower Weight for Makhmudov Bout

Tyson Fury and Arslanbek Makhmudov stepped onto the scales ahead of their highly anticipated heavyweight clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday. This marks Fury's first fight since his rematch loss to Oleksandr Usyk in late 2024, following a brief retirement. Now, at 37 years old, his condition and form are under close scrutiny. Fury weighed in at 267.9lbs, a decrease from the 281lbs he weighed for his Usyk rematch, albeit with clothes on. In a recent interview with Netflix, Fury expressed the challenges of training at an older age, saying, "It gets a little bit harder each time in camp. Getting older, more injury-prone, Father Time waits for nobody, it gets a little bit more difficult every time, but I still have plenty in the tank. After another four or five retirements, I should be good." Fury's priority is to defeat Makhmudov, and then he's eyeing the champions who currently hold the belts, stating, "I was undefeated for 17 years; it's a very long time. I took it for granted, I got two losses in a row, and I'm not the hunted but the hunter again. It takes me back to 2015; it feels great to be the young, fresh, clean-shaven kid again." Makhmudov, a seasoned heavyweight contender with two losses and a knockout ratio of over 90%, looked formidable at the weigh-in, tipping the scales at 264.9lbs. In contrast to Fury's characteristic confidence, Makhmudov has been relatively quiet in the lead-up to the fight, simply stating, "I'm ready to go; I can't wait to make my story happen, make my dream happen. It's my dream, my time." Conor Benn also weighed in for his fight, coming in under the 150lb catchweight limit at 149.5lbs, his first fight since moving back down from middleweight. Benn faces Regis Prograis, who weighed in slightly lighter at 148.1lbs, in a highly anticipated matchup. Other notable weigh-ins included Richard Riakporhe at 234.12lbs for his British heavyweight title fight against Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva, who weighed 262.7lbs, and Frazer Clarke at 259.12lbs as he takes on Justis Huni, who was the lighter of the two at 246.14lbs.