Tyson Fury’s next opponent is no stranger to a challenge – and certainly will not be intimidated by the occasion. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAfter suffering his second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk at the end of 2024, Fury had announced yet another retirement. This fight is being viewed as a warm-up for Fury, but Makhmudov is far from an easy opponent. Ahead of his win over Dave Allen in Sheffield last October, Makhmudov was caught on camera wrestling a bear – something that certainly got people talking. Long before his 29-0 career inside the cage, ‘The Eagle’ was filmed at just nine years old wrestling a bear cub, giving an early look at his raw grappling ability.