Joshua RESPONDS TO Fury
“Tyson you’re a clout chaser. I punched you up when we were kids and I’ll punch you up. You ain’t going to tell me what to do.”
Fury CALLS OUT Joshua
“I want to give you the fight you’ve all been waiting for. I want you Anthony Joshua. I challenge you Anthony Joshua to fight the Gypsy King next. Do you accept my challenge?”
Fury-Joshua EXCHANGE WORDS ringside!
Fury and Joshua exchanged words just before the decision was announced.
Turki Alalshikh hinted that a long-awaited meeting could be announced tonight.
Fury beats Makhmudov by unanimous decision!
Tyson Fury comfortably beats Arslanbek Makhmudov on his return to the ring 120-108×2, 119-109.
Fury vs Makhmudov – Round 12
Fury snapped Makhmudov’s head back with a huge uppercut and picked off the brave visitor with his superior boxing ability.
Makhmudov has never stopped trying but has ultimately been outgunned.
Scorecard: Fury 117-111 Makhmudov
Fury vs Makhmudov – Round 11
Fury landed at least two crunching left hooks to Makhmudov’s body, as he continues to dominate the 36-year-old.
Makhmudov seems to have very little left to offer and needs a final round knockout.
Scorecard: Fury 107-102 Makhmudov
Fury vs Makhmudov – Round 10
Fury outclassed Makhmudov in the 10th round, landing uppercuts at will.
The two-time heavyweight world champion is gunning for a late knockout on his return after 16 months out.
Scorecard: Fury 97-93 Makhmudov
Fury vs Makhmudov – Round 9
Makhmudov doing his best to pile the pressure on Fury, but ‘The Gypsy King’ has him at bay with his probing jab.
Scorecard: Fury 87-84 Makhmudov
Fury vs Makhmudov – Round 8
Fury landed a left hook which appeared to monetarily hurt Makhmudov, but the 36-year-old responded on the inside and remains dangerous.
Scorecard: Fury 77-75 Makhmudov
Fury vs Makhmudov – Round 7
Fury landed an accurate uppercut, but Makhmudov responds with three punches.
‘The Gypsy King’ controlled the remainder of the round with his jab and banks a close round.
Scorecard: Fury 67-66 Makhmudov
Fury vs Makhmudov – Round 6
Fury’s jab keeping Makhmudov at bay in the sixth round.
The Russian looked extremely fatigued as the bout reaches the halfway mark.
Anthony Joshua filming the fight on his phone, as a long-awaited bout between them looms.
Scorecard: Fury 57-57 Makhmudov
Fury vs Makhmudov – Round 5
Fury initiating a lot of clinching in a lacklustre fifth round.
Makhmudov was slightly quicker to the punch in the little action that ensued.
Scorecard: Fury 47-48 Makhmudov
Fury vs Makhmudov – Round 4
Makhmudov seemingly going for broke in the fourth round, piling the pressure on and connecting with at least two hard left hands.
Fury fires back with a powerful one-two right on the chin of his rival.
Makhmudov may have edged a close round.
Scorecard: Fury 38-38 Makhmudov
Joshua eyeing Fury
Anthony Joshua is watching on with interest from ringside: “I’ve got my eyes on the prize. The plan is right hand left hook until something connects and boom!”
Fury vs Makhmudov – Round 3
Makhmudov looking tailor-made for Fury, who is connecting at will with his jab and right hand.
Makhmudov is eating body shots and needs to urgently change the momentum here.
Scorecard: Fury 29-28 Makhmudov
Fury vs Makhmudov – Round 2
After starting the first round in the southpaw stance, Fury spent much of the second round as an orthodox and has landed some solid blows on Makhmudov.
The visitor is already breathing heavily.
Scorecard: Fury 19-19 Makhmudov
Fury vs Makhmudov – Round 1
Fury’s reflexes look on point in the opening round as he evades a couple of dangerous Makhmudov left hands.
‘The Gypsy King’ hasn’t given much away in terms of his offence, as he has a look at his Russian foe.
Scorecard: Fury 9-10 Makhmudov
Fury pays Hatton tribute
Fury paid a touching tribute to his late friend Ricky Hatton with a blue and white outfit in tribute to the former world champion who passed away in September.
Fury-Makhmudov up NEXT!
The main event is finally here. Tyson Fury and Arslanbek Makhmudov are moments away from making their ring walks.
Benn beats Prograis by unanimous decision!
Benn wins convincingly – 98-92 on all three judges’ scorecards.
Benn vs Prograis – Round 10
Benn outboxes Prograis in the final round and has won this clearly.
We’re going to the scorecards and expecting a wide unanimous decision for Benn.
Scorecard: Benn 99-91 Prograis
Benn vs Prograis – Round 9
Prograis did well to evade many of Benn’s attacks in the ninth and landed some pinpoint left hooks and took that round.
Prograis needs a knockout in the final round.
Scorecard: Benn 89-82 Prograis
Benn vs Prograis – Round 8
Benn in complete control here. Prograis did connect with with some hard left hands, but Benn’s pressure to head and body was telling.
Scorecard: Benn 80-72 Prograis
Benn vs Prograis – Round 7
Benn teeing off on Prograis to head and body in the seventh.
Prograis showing extreme bravery, but at 37-years-old his reflexes and output is not what it once was and Benn is taking full advantage.
Scorecard: Benn 70-63 Prograis
Benn vs Prograis – Round 6
A left hook from Prograis on the inside stumbled Benn back slightly.
The 28-year-old responded well with a hard left hand and connected with an accurate uppercut.
Benn’s left eye is cut from another accidental head clash.
Scorecard: Benn 60-54 Prograis
Benn vs Prograis – Round 5
Prograis opting to exchange in the pocket with Benn in the fifth round, although the Brit’s output is just far higher than the former two-time world champion.
On second viewing, the cut to Benn’s right eye in round four was caused by an accidental clash of heads rather than a punch.
Scorecard: Benn 50-45 Prograis
Benn vs Prograis – Round 4
Prograis detonated a left hand which opened a cut on Benn’s right eye.
Despite the success, difficult to award him the round though. The activity and aggressiveness of Benn banks him a third straight round.
Scorecard: Benn 40-36 Prograis
Benn vs Prograis – Round 3
Benn is controlling this fight with his jab and is just a step ahead of Prograis, who is managing to evade a lot of the right hands being thrown his way.
Scorecard: Benn 30-27 Prograis
Benn vs Prograis – Round 2
Benn is looking the far fresher of the two, at nine years Prograis’ junior.
Benn’s aggressiveness and output seems to be tiring the American out already, who again had some success.
Scorecard: Benn 20-18 Prograis
Benn vs Prograis – Round 1
Benn made a rapid start in the opening round and rocked Prograis with the final punch of the round.
Prograis had his moments, but looked almost out on his feet.
Scorecard: Benn 10-9 Prograis
Benn-Prograis TIME!
Conor Benn and Regis Prograis are moments away from their catchweight showdown!
Prograis has made his ring walk. Benn up next.
Undercard results so far
- Richard Riakporhe bt Jeamie TKO – 5th round TKO – British heavyweight title
- Justin Huni bt Frazer Clarke – Majority Decision – heavyweight
- Breyon Gorham bt Eduardo Costa de Nascimento – 8th round TKO – super lightweight
- Pawel August bt Simon Zachenhuber – PTS – super middleweight
- Mikie Tallon bt Leandro Jose Blanc – 6th round KO – flyweight
- Felix Cash bt Liam O’Hare – 8th round TKO – middleweight
- Elliot Whale bt Tom Hill – 6th round TKO – welterweight
- Sultan Almohammed bt Hector Avila Lozano – 4th round TKO – super featherweight
Welcome along to our LIVE coverage of Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov.
Tyson Fury makes his long-awaited return to the ring tonight against Arslanbek Makhmudov.
Fury ends a 16-month absence against Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, live on Netflix.
‘The Gypsy King’ called time on his career after a second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk last January, before announcing his comeback earlier this year.
Dangerous Russian contender, Makhmudov stands in his way of a potential third run at becoming heavyweight world champion.
The ‘Lion’ is coming off two straight wins, notably a unanimous decision win over Dave Allen in October.
Fury looks to stay on course for a long-awaited showdown with British rival Anthony Joshua.
On the undercard, Conor Benn fights for the first time since his controversial exit from Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing when he meets Regis Prograis in a 150 pound catchweight clash.
Jeamie TKV defends his British heavyweight crown against Richard Riakporhe, while Frazer Clarke faces Justis Huni in a crossroads heavyweight showdown.
