In what was yet another comeback in the career of Tyson Fury, the former world heavyweight champion eased his way back into title contention at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as ‘The Gypsy King’ took a near-landslide points win over twelve rounds against Arslanbek Makhmudov.
Netflix broadcast Fury vs Makhmudov live from North London.
Fury (35-2-1, KO24) was last seen in December 2024, dropping a clear decision to Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed title having lost to the Ukrainian seven months previously, and he selected Makhmudov (21-3, KO19) as the opponent for his return, with the Russian coming off a gruelling points win over Dave Allen in October of last year.
Makhmudov made a bright start, catching Fury early in the first round, but that was about as good as it got, as Fury got to work on his uppercut in the second, and Makhmudov looked tired as early as round three as Fury worked the body of his opponent on the inside.
The body work and jab were working to good effect for Fury, and another uppercut found the mark in the sixth, followed by a flurry of jabs.
Makhmudov showed brief resistance in the seventh, but a left hook from Fury wobbled him a round later, and he was being worn down by the Englishman.
The championship rounds saw more of the same, stiff jabs jolting the head back of the visitor, and a body shot hurt Makhmudov again in the penultimate frame. He was happy to hold at every opportunity, and Fury continued his dominance until the final bell, where the result was not in doubt.
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Two scores of 120-108 and a third at 119-109 confirmed a wide win for Fury, who promptly called for a battle of Britian with Anthony Joshua, who was sat at ringside.
Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis
On the undercard, much was expected from the promotional debut of Conor Benn (25-1, KO14) after his split with Matchroom.
He had to work hard to take a ten-round points win against the faded former two-time world champion Regis Prograis (30-4, KO24) in their welterweight contest.
It was a bruising encounter, but Benn controlled the action in the main to record victory by three scores of 98-92.
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Remaining Undercard
Richard Riakporhe (20-1, KO16) captured the British heavyweight title, as he relieved Jeamie TKV (9-3, KO5) of the title in his first defence with a fifth-round stoppage win.
TKV was down prior to the stoppage, and Riakporhe piled the pressure on with several chopping shots to force the referee to intervene.
Frazer Clarke (9-3-1, KO7) saw his bid to resurrect his career go up in smoke, as the heavyweight was edged via majority decision over ten rounds by Justis Huni (13-1, KO7).
Two scores of 96-94 won the bout for Huni, with a third judge scoring the fight a 95-95 draw.
In eight round attractions, former British and Commonwealth champion Felix Cash (17-1, KO11) returned to action after almost two years away, and dropped Liam O’Hare (13-3, KO4) multiple times en route to a second-round stoppage at middleweight.
Breyon Gorham (22-0, KO17) remained unbeaten, with the super lightweight halting Eduardo Costa Do Nascimento (12-6, KO5) in round five, having decked the Brazilian in the opener.
In six-rounders, a battle of unbeatens went the way of Pawel August (18-0, KO7), as the middleweight took a 58-56 win on the referee’s card against Simon Zachenhuber (28-1, KO17).
Flyweight prospect Mikie Tallon (13-0, KO3) wiped out Leandro Jose Blanc (8-5, KO3) with a body shot inside a round, and Elliot Whale (14-0, KO9) stopped Tom Hill (12-5, KO3) in the fourth frame of their welterweight contest.
Super featherweight novice Sultan Almohammed (3-0, KO2) scored another early win, this time halting Hector Avila Lozano (3-8-1, KO3) in the third round of their scheduled four-rounder.
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