{"id":612573,"date":"2026-04-18T14:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/612573\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:54:10","slug":"amir-khan-predicts-fury-vs-joshua-after-makhmudov-performance-he-can-take-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/612573\/","title":{"rendered":"Amir Khan predicts Fury vs Joshua after Makhmudov performance: “He can take him”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amir Khan<\/a> has offered his take on a \u201cmega fight\u201d between Tyson Fury<\/a> and Anthony Joshua<\/a>, which could finally come to fruition later this year.<\/p>\n

The pair went toe-to-toe in a verbal exchange on Saturday, shortly after Fury marked his return with a unanimous decision victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Their heavyweight clash took place at London\u2019s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where \u2018The Gypsy King\u2019 ended his near 16-month layoff by claiming scores of 119-109 and 120-108, twice.<\/p>\n

While not producing his most accomplished performance, Fury nonetheless fiddled his way through 12 rounds against Makhmudov, who was coming off a convincing points victory over Dave Allen in October.<\/p>\n

The real story of the night, however, occurred when the 37-year-old delivered a WWE-style call-out to Joshua, who was minding his own business at ringside.<\/p>\n

Uninterested in entering the ring for a face-off, AJ instead reminded his rival of the sparring session they shared over 15 years ago, when Fury admitted to almost being knocked out.<\/p>\n

Since then, the two-time world champions have become the leading British heavyweights of their generation, but regrettably never faced each other in their primes.<\/p>\n

Hoping to see the pair finally lock horns, Khan has given a slight edge to Fury but remains open to be proven wrong.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Seconds Out<\/a>, Khan highlighted the tragic car crash in which Joshua was involved in December, when two of his closest friends lost their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still think Tyson could take it, but AJ is looking strong [in the gym]. I wanna see how AJ\u2019s gonna be coming back now<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously he\u2019s gone through a lot, with the loss of his friends, but I\u2019m sure it would be a mega fight [with Fury]. What a massive fight that would be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joshua has not fought since his sixth-round finish over Jake Paul in December<\/a>, while his last meaningful outing saw him suffer a fifth-round stoppage defeat to Daniel Dubois in September 2024.<\/p>\n