\u201cNobody likes southpaws,\u201d says a backstage Conor Benn, who beat Regis Prograis by unanimous decision earlier in the chief support. \u201cBut we got the job done, came through a few scratches, but ultimately we keep it moving.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a different challenge from Eubank, it was my first fight against a former two-time world champion\u2026 ultimately I want my world title, I want my WBC belt by fighting [Ryan] Garcia next. Ryan, keep it warm for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Benn has a few bumps and cuts from the head clashes but it was an entertaining, if not exactly punch-perfect, victory.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.26 EDT<\/p>\n So what have we learned tonight? Tyson Fury<\/a> at 37 is far from washed up \u2013 at least against a heavyweight as brave but limited as Arslanbek Makhmudov.<\/p>\n But it was strongly trailed all night that a superfight with Anthony Joshua would be announced in the ring post-bout. Fury roared his challenge in typical, understated style. Joshua looked a bit nettled \u2013 like he either didn\u2019t enjoy the interaction or genuinely didn\u2019t want to commit to anything until the contracts are signed \u2013 and AJ demurred, calling his British rival \u201ca clout chaser\u201d. So that was a little curious.<\/p>\n Hey, when did heavyweight boxing ever make any logical sense?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.19 EDT<\/p>\n \u201cContracts are being sent over and you\u2019ll probably see us in the ring next, more than likely,\u201d accepts Anthony Joshua.<\/p>\n On whether he needs wants a warm-up fight, he tells Anna Woolhouse on Netflix: \u201cGood question. That [Fury] could be a warm-up fight, based on what I saw tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cLets give the fans what they want!\u201d roars Tyson Fury<\/a> post-fight in true WWE style, as he challenges Anthony Joshua to a fight. He may add \u201ccome on you shithouse\u201d as AJ responds with an icy stare.<\/p>\n Joshua\u2019s eyes burn a hole through Fury. \u201cI\u2019ve never had a problem getting in the ring with you. I punched you up when we were kids \u2026 but you don\u2019t tell me what to do,\u201d he responds.<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t run from me!\u201d Fury fires back. Hmm, they were strongly hinting this fight was going to be announced post-fight. But Joshua was playing coy.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.17 EDT<\/p>\n Fury beats Makhmudov by unanimous decision<\/p>\n 120-108, 120-108, 119-109 \u2026 Tyson Fury<\/a> lost only one round, on one scorecard, as he dominated Arslanbek Makhmudov. A comprehensive victory. If Makhmudov is nicknamed \u2018The Lion\u2019, then Fury was the lion-tamer, picking his punches by the end.<\/p>\n Tyson Fury lands a left. Photograph: Mark Robinson\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.16 EDT<\/p>\n Total Tyson Fury<\/a> dominance really, increasingly so as the fight went on and Fury fought himself into better shape and Arslanbek Makhmudov. Fury tries to usher Anthony Joshua into the ring but he\u2019s not stepping up yet! We await the inevitable decision.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 12<\/p>\n Fury is up on his feet to start the final round, he looks sharper now than he did in round one as he\u2019s shed the ring rust. He\u2019s targeting Makhmudov\u2019s body, looking to bring the hands down and make space for the uppercut to the noggin. Oh, a spiteful Fury hook with a minute to go! The crowd roars their approval but Makhmudov has been so durable tonight. Fury showboats to the finish, raises and fist and hugs Makhmudov, praising his game effort.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Fury 10-9 Makhmudov (Fury 119-109 Makhmudov)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 11<\/p>\n SugarHill Steward gives Tyson Fury<\/a> a minor rocket, he wants his charge to get Makhmudov out of there. Fury lands another one-two and Makhmudov lumbers forwards. His slow haymakers are not connecting. A slower-paced round than the previous two \u2026 at least until the final 30 seconds when Fury crunches in an uppercut to the chest, fires a combination, and pins Makhmudov into the corner! One-way traffic.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Fury 10-9 Makhmudov (Fury 109-100 Makhmudov)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.50 EDT<\/p>\n Round 10<\/p>\n Fury thumps to the body as the pair clinch. Makhmudov\u2019s mouthpiece comes out after he swallows a mean one-two up close. The Russian is glad of the breather as the gumshield is put back in, but is greeted with a Fury right hand that crunches into his temple! He falls into Fury but just about takes it. Makhmudov gamely comes forward, Fury is sizing him up for an uppercut. Makhmudov survives the round but he\u2019s eating some serious leather.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Fury 10-9 Makhmudov (Fury 99-91 Makhmudov)<\/p>\n Fury dodges a left . Photograph: Bradley Collyer\/PAShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.50 EDT<\/p>\n Round 9<\/p>\n A reminder this is scheduled for 12 rounds. Will it get that far? Fury has landed over 100 punches as this round begins and while the majority are jabs, he\u2019s increasingly upping the number of power shots. Fury is now the one pushing Makhmudov to the ropes. Fury\u2019s jabs are piercing Makhmudov\u2019s high guard. Makhmudov is showing plenty of guts in there but he\u2019s getting outworked and pretty much outclassed.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Fury 10-9 Makhmudov (Fury 89-82 Makhmudov)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 8<\/p>\n Fury\u2019s jab is a range-finder, a ramrod, a distraction; whatever he needs it to be. But after setting the table with the jab, the idea is you \u2018eat\u2019 with the other punches \u2013 and on cue Fury lands an uppercut and a big left hand to the head! That stiffens Makhmudov\u2019s legs and has him in survival mode. Fury is going through the gears here and Makhmudov is tiring.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Fury 10-9 Makhmudov (Fury 79-73 Makhmudov)<\/p>\n Tyson Fury in action. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge\/Action Images\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.41 EDT<\/p>\n Round 7<\/p>\n Makhmudov finally has some success, landing two clean shots that \u2013 if they don\u2019t at all shake up Fury \u2013 at least get his respect. But, as Andre Ward correctly assesses on commentary, he\u2019s smothering his own work and is unable to capitalise on what pockets of success he has. Fury lands a terrific uppercut! He\u2019s been looking for that and it lands. Makhmudov took it well. Fury goes back to controlling everything with his jab.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Fury 10-9 Makhmudov (Fury 69-64 Makhmudov)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 6<\/p>\n Fury fires in some straight punches to body and head. He easily evades Makhmudov\u2019s cumbersome blows. Anthony Joshua is filming at all on his phone at ringside. Why not, eh? Though this is hardly a classic, AJ. Makhmudov rumbles forward. In truth, Fury is rarely catching him clean but every now and then, he lands a crisp blow. Fury briefly goes southpaw, then switches back again.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Fury 10-9 Makhmudov (Fury 59-55 Makhmudov)<\/p>\n Arslanbek Makhmudov defends a right. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge\/Action Images\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.33 EDT<\/p>\n Round 5<\/p>\n Makhmudov is landing the odd flush punch. But they are one-offs. Fury, unsurprisingly at 37, doesn\u2019t look as light on his feet as he once did. But he\u2019s still quicker with his fists and Makhmudov\u2019s output has slowed. It\u2019s an untidy fight but in the final minute, Fury goes to work, thumping in some body shots, then he lands a clubbing left hook up close. They touch gloves at the end of the round.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Fury 10-9 Makhmudov (Fury 49-46 Makhmudov)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 4<\/p>\n Makhmudov clips Fury with a solid left hand! No sense Fury was rocked but it was a clean punch, the Russian is enthused and ups his work rate, launching hooks. Admittedly, they look like they\u2019re coming through porridge, but you wouldn\u2019t want to get caught by one. Fury grapples, counters, briefly gets Makhmudov in a headlock. A one-two right down the pipe from Fury lands flush on Makhmudov with a minute to go. It\u2019s a bit of a roughhouse fight but Fury is busier and doing better work.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Fury 10-9 Makhmudov (Fury 39-37 Makhmudov)<\/p>\n Tyson Fury lands a left. Photograph: Richard Pelham\/Getty Images for NetflixShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.24 EDT<\/p>\n Round 3<\/p>\n \u201cI hurt him there,\u201d Fury tells trainer SugarHill Steward in the corner between rounds. On the round\u2019s start, he looks to use his feet, circling Makhmudov and firing out a more authoritative jab. Fury is headhunting, although Makhmudov\u2019s body is a large target. The pair clinch in the last minute but Fury does start banging to the body now. Several times. Makhmudov is realising that in a mauling scrap up close, Fury is as comfortable as he is at range.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Fury 10-9 Makhmudov (Fury 29-28 Makhmudov)<\/p>\n Arslanbek Makhmudov lands a left. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge\/Action Images\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.20 EDT<\/p>\n Round 2<\/p>\n Makhmudov comes forward with more clubbing shots. He\u2019s got a pawing jab but it\u2019s pretty slow. Fury\u2019s flicking jab is faster. He\u2019s in centre ring, feinting, looking to counter \u2018The Lion\u2019. Makhmudov keeps charging Fury to the ropes but the two just clinch and grapple when Fury gets there. At the end of the round, Fury spins Makhmudov into the corner and lands some shots.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Fury 10-9 Makhmudov (Fury 19-19 Makhmudov)<\/p>\n Arslanbek Makhmudov in action. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge\/Action Images\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.18 EDT<\/p>\n Round 1<\/p>\n Makhmudov, very similar dimensions to Fury, bulls forward. He lands one decent right hand. He has a host of first-round KOs \u2013 of his 19 KOs in 23 fights, the vast majority are early. Fury isn\u2019t unsettled though, he flicks out some counters. He\u2019s happy to back off, observe his opponent, start to get a read on his style. It is crude. In the final minute, Fury holds his feet a little more in centre ring and fires off some straight punches.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Fury 9-10 Makhmudov (Fury 9-10 Makhmudov)<\/p>\n Tyson Fury fights Arslanbek Makhmudov. Photograph: Dave Shopland\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.14 EDT<\/p>\n A reminder that earlier, we were promised a huge announcement post-fight \u2013 and Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn are ringside at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. So, well, you do the maths. But first we have the small matter of Fury trying to earn a first win since 2023 first!<\/p>\n Michael Buffer is readying and rumbling.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n If it was any normal boxer, you\u2019d say crying during the ring entrance was a bad sign \u2013 shades of Oliver McCall. But of course Tyson Fury<\/a> is not normal.<\/p>\n His mood switches like the wind and after shedding a tear for Hatton and having got rid of that emotion, he\u2019s got a wide grin plastered over his face as he heads for the ring and the heavyweight contest up next!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Tyson Fury is in tears as he emerges, his ring entrance the promised tribute to Ricky Hatton. We get a blast of Blue Moon and Fury is in a sky blue and black robe to pay homage to his friend and the British boxing icon.<\/p>\n Tyson Fury walks to the ring ahead of the heavy weight bout against Arslanbek Makhmudov. Photograph: Bradley Collyer\/PAShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.06 EDT<\/p>\n Arslanbek Makhmudov walks to the ring, looking focused. He has a strange quirk \u2013 almost Bill Goldberg-esque (dare I saw on the Guardian) \u2013 of twitching his muscular neck. It does not detract from his intimidating aura I must say.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> Conor Benn, at 29, is eight years younger than Regis Prograis. He is also the bigger and much fresher man so there was little surprise in his clear points victory. But the best welterweights in the world will hardly be quaking after watching Benn tonight. Instead, I reckon they will jump at the chance of making a shedload of money by signing up to fight him.. At least to my slightly jaded eyes, Benn is not much more than a decent operator who is in supreme condition and can fight at a fair old lick.<\/p>\n The muted hum of the crowd throughout the fight suggested that they were not exactly blown away either.<\/p>\n And now for the big men\u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Benn beats Prograis by unanimous decision<\/p>\n Conor Benn gets the same score from all three judges: 98-92 for a unanimous decision victory over Regis Prograis, who applauded the victor at the announcement.<\/p>\n Benn is bleeding from one of his heead-clash caused cuts, the gutsy Prograis is marked up from Benn\u2019s fists. It was a pretty clear decision as Benn swept the second half of the contest after Prograis had his moments in the first five rounds. Cue the Sweet Caroline!<\/p>\n A bloody Conor Benn (left) throws punches with Regis Prograis. Photograph: Bradley Collyer\/PAShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.49 EDT<\/p>\n We await the decision but I suspect it\u2019s a formality. Regis Prograis has never been stopped and you can see why, great toughness from the two-weight world champion who had his moments.<\/p>\n The head clashes, often a problem for an aggressive orthodox fighter against a southpaw, caused Conor Benn some cuts and moments of uncertainty. But he found a gameplan that worked, going to body and head with success.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 10<\/p>\n The final round! Benn pushes Prograis to the canvas and gets a ticking off from the referee. Prograis\u2019 legs are looking pretty unsteady but he fires off a few right jabs to show Benn he\u2019s still in there. Benn rotates the target, fists cocked, he\u2019s desperate for a stoppage of course \u2013 but the distance may be against him. Yet another head clash! And Benn is bleeding once more. He\u2019ll be marked up tomorrow but the greater punishment honestly came from Prograis\u2019 head rather than his fists. The final bell and the two embrace.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Benn 10-9 Prograis (Benn 98-92 Prograis)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.46 EDT<\/p>\n Round 9<\/p>\n I have the same score as David Haye. Erm, is that ever a good sign? (We didn\u2019t score the rounds the exact same way, for what it\u2019s worth.) Anyway, the ninth round is more of the same: Benn with the combination punches, body and head. But he hasn\u2019t found a shot to really shake up Prograis, despite his late-fight dominance. The American\u2019s face is very marked up now but he\u2019s incredibly game and bites down to survive the round. He\u2019s looking weary.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Benn 10-9 Prograis (Benn 88-83 Prograis)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 8<\/p>\n An aggressive start from Benn, unloading as he wants a stoppage inside the 10-round distance. The corner have done on a fine job on the cuts, they\u2019re not a problem. Benn is throwing punches in bunches and while he\u2019s getting caught with the odd one-punch counter coming in, there\u2019s not enough on Prograis\u2019 blows to slow down the man stalking him. Benn is twisting from the waist, trying to find the angles, another clear round.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Benn 10-9 Prograis (Benn 78-74 Prograis)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 7<\/p>\n Prograis is sucking wind a bit as Benn bangs in the body shots. The head clashes, a problem against southpaws, have caused the cuts but to be fair to Benn he looks calm again now. The uppercut is working for Benn as he has found some variety at last. Prograis landed with the odd counter but the pace of this fight is against him. A big round for Benn.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Benn 10-9 Prograis (Benn 68-65 Prograis)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 6<\/p>\n Benn is wide open for a Prograis left hand. That\u2019s happened a few times and a bigger puncher \u2013 or just a bigger fighter than the natural light-welterweight Prograis \u2013 would have Benn in some bother here. Benn lands an uppercut, but now he\u2019s cut over the other eye! Benn\u2019s face is looking a bit of a mess. Prograis says \u201cno\u201d when Benn lands a shot as the two exchange verbals as well as blows. I actually think Benn edged that round, landing some good body punches, but he\u2019s not looking comfortable in there.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Benn 10-9 Prograis (Benn 58-56 Prograis)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 5<\/p>\n Benn looks to open up again. He\u2019s outworking Prograis for spells but it\u2019s a bit predictable and plenty of shots are hitting the American\u2019s gloves. Prograis is catching Benn with some straight lefts. Now they\u2019re swapping blows to the body! This fight is really catching fire and becoming a slugfest. I think Benn edged that on work rate but Prograis is putting in some eye-catching counters. Good entertainment.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Benn 10-9 Prograis (Benn 48-47 Prograis)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 4<\/p>\n Benn comes out fast but Prograis surprises him slightly by coming forward for the first time and landing a few solid punches. And Benn has a cut over his right eye! I\u2019m not sure if it was a punch or a head clash but Prograis definitely landed a few clean shots there. Benn, bleeding, is more tenative. He\u2019s still firing off shots \u2013 and connecting \u2013 but he doesn\u2019t look particularly comfortable.<\/p>\n Additional: the replays show a clash of heads caused the cut.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Benn 9-10 Prograis (Benn 38-38 Prograis)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.19 EDT<\/p>\n Round 3<\/p>\n Benn starts firing off his own jab, he\u2019s boxing more now, rather than just looking to knock Prograis\u2019 block off. Probably wise. He lands some jabs to the head. Prograis is looking a bit marked up as he dodges some blows but plenty more find their mark. Benn is setting a fast pace.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Benn 10-9 Prograis (Benn 29-28 Prograis)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 2<\/p>\n Prograis seems to have recovered fine at the start of the second. But he\u2019s still standing in the pocket and trading with Benn, which may be risky. That said, Benn is missing a lot in this round. Prograis touches down as he throws a shot, but it was clearly a slip. A slightly untidy round from Benn, Prograis landed the better punches, but how long can he keep it up?<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Benn 9-10 Prograis (Benn 19-19 Prograis)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Round 1<\/p>\n Conor Benn on the attack in the first minute, looking to utilise his weight as the bigger man. Benn is on the offensive early on and he seems to stiffen Prograis\u2019 legs a touch with one clubbing shot. Prograis might be best to avoid a firefight and the southpaw backs off and fires off with his job for the second half of the round. And Prograis\u2019 knees buckle at the bell from a straight right! He was rocked there, the bell came at the perfect time.<\/p>\n Guardian\u2019s unofficial score: Benn 10-9 Prograis (Benn 10-9 Prograis)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Conor Benn gets a good ovation from his home crowd, despite being a divisive figure to many in boxing. We\u2019re about to hear the first bell in this 150lb contest!<\/p>\n Share<\/a> It\u2019s pretty cold out here in Tottenham tonight but at least the atmosphere is starting to heat up. The arena is around 80% full and a sign that the once magnetic power of Tyson Fury<\/a> is just fading a little as, at various promotional events this week, they were reduced to plugging ticket availability. Clearly, the fact that Arslanbek Makhmudov is not a stellar name has contributed to Fury\u2019s failure to sell out the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight. But time is also ticking for Fury and his latest return follows two narrow defeats in a row to the mighty Oleksandr Usyk.<\/p>\n Conor Benn v Regis Prograis is about to start. I\u2019ve been close to Prograis over the years and was in his locker room for one of the great world title nights of his career<\/a>. But Prograis is 37 now and this could be a hard night\u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Conor Benn emerges in a black and gold robe with his father, Nigel, who you may be familiar with, over his shoulder. We get a full orchestra at the top of the ramp! Nothing spells terror like a harmony of strings.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Michael Buffer is in the ring and the veteran MC announces Regis Prograis, who is walking to the ring in a wonderfully elaborate mask. His nickname, Rougarou, is a sort of Cajun werewolf, so that\u2019s one of the cooler\/more original boxing monikers.<\/p>\n His song of choice is Stand by Me by Ben E King. I\u2019ve heard more intimidating entrance music if we\u2019re honest.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n We await Conor Benn v Regis Prograis \u2013 which looks simple to predict on paper. Benn is younger, bigger and coming off a career-best win after dominating an admittedly shopworn Chris Eubank Jr. Prograis is a former two-time world champion and, if he was still the fighter who gave Josh Taylor a hell of a scrap<\/a> in this city in 2019, we\u2019d be sizing up a very different contest.<\/p>\n But at 37, Prograis appears diminished. He\u2019s endured knockdowns and wobbles in losing two of his last three fights, and was at his best at 140lb. There\u2019s even talk that the American is carrying an injury going into tonight.<\/p>\n Then again, it\u2019s not all plain sailing for Benn who looked a tad drawn coming in at 150lb having fought the two Eubank contests at middleweight. Plus there\u2019s all the distractions of his conscious uncoupling with Eddie Hearn and embrace of new promoters Zuffa. A case of Prograis winding back the clock or Benn earning a statement win? Let\u2019s find out!<\/p>\n Conor Benn (left) and Regis Prograis pose during the weigh-in. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge\/Action Images\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Anthony Joshua is ringside in Tottenham and Turki al-Sheikh, boxing\u2019s Saudi powerbroker, is speaking on Netflix. He hints at \u201ca big surprise\u201d tonight and says that \u201cwe will announce the biggest fight in the history of England\u201d.<\/p>\n Right, you don\u2019t need to be Sherlock Holmes to work out what he means. So if all goes to plan tonight, we\u2019ll be getting a Fury-Joshua post-fight face-off tonight. Unless Makhmudov can upset the odds.<\/p>\n Anthony Joshua talks to Turki al-Sheikh at ringside. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge\/Action Images\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.47 EDT<\/p>\n Riakporhe wins KO5 against Tshikeva<\/p>\n Richard Riakporhe wins the British heavyweight title by stopping Jeamie \u2018TKV\u2019 Tshikeva. Riakporhe adds his name to the list of heavyweight danger men, the former cruiserweight displaying heavyweight pop as he dominated TKV.<\/p>\n Riakporhe dropped TKV with a powerful right hand in round five, then bludgeoned the defending British champ along the ropes, prompting the referee to leap in. A little early? Arguably, but that was one-way traffic and there was only one winner.<\/p>\n The new champion, looking younger than his 36 years (what\u2019s your secret, Richard?) is now 3-0 (3 KOs) since moving up from cruiserweight.<\/p>\n Richard Riakporhe celebrates with his British heavyweight title. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge\/Action Images\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.45 EDT<\/p>\n Huni defeats Clarke by majority decision<\/p>\n We\u2019ve had one heavyweight contest involving a Briton already: Frazer Clarke lost a majority decision to Australia\u2019s Justis Huni. It\u2019s a third defeat in his past four for the veteran Olympic bronze medallist Clarke \u2013 though he was in tough against Huni, who\u2019s only loss came against Fabio Wardley in a bout he was winning handily before he was spectacularly stopped.<\/p>\n A close fight with one judge seeing it even probably isn\u2019t the worst outcome for Clarke, who\u2019s also suffered at the fists of the unbeaten Wardley. Huni confirms his standing as a decent heavyweight contender.<\/p>\n Justis Huni lands on Frazer Clarke. Photograph: Bradley Collyer\/PAShare<\/a><\/p>\n More elite-level pre-fight previewing: Donald McRae on the reasons behind Tyson Fury\u2019s latest comeback. I encourage you to give it a read.<\/p>\n double quotation markFor me, it\u2019s everything,\u201d Fury said of boxing. \u201cIt\u2019s everything that I love to do and it\u2019s something that I\u2019ll continue to do.\u201d He then added, with aching simplicity: \u201cIt\u2019s been a while and I\u2019ve missed it.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Arslanbek Makhmudov may look ferocious but Donald McRae found him to be very friendly when they sat down together. Unless, perhaps, you are a bear.<\/p>\n Although it does sound like he regrets that particularly contest. \u201cIt was very terrible to be honest,\u201d Arslanbek told Don.<\/p>\n![\"Donald](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Donald_McRae,_L.png\")
Donald McRae<\/p>\nDonald McRae<\/p>\n