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Fury reveals Joshua crash provoked his return to boxing

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 Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine in action against Tyson Fury of United Kingdom during Riyadh Season boxing match event at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 22, 2024. [AFP]

Tyson Fury said the deaths of two of long-time rival Anthony Joshua's friends in a car crash in December prompted his return to boxing.

Fury will step back into the ring on April 11 after a 15-month absence to face Russian-born heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov in a bout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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