Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov | Netflix - 11 April 2026

[paultom]

Still good matchmaking though. It makes sense for where they're both at.

Huni isn't a puncher

I think he'll stop Clarke.

I'm almost certain he will

[keithmoonhangover]

Still good matchmaking though. It makes sense for where they're both at.

Huni isn't a puncher

I think he'll stop Clarke.

Me too. Possible corner pull out.

[keithmoonhangover]

Mark Shapiro confirmed that Zuffa are going to be the promoters of this card, but there is some talk that they can't/won't be.

[Taansend]

Breyon Gorham vs Eduard Georgiev

Gorham is 21(16)-0, fights out of Houston & has been a pro for 8 years.

Georgiev is 3(1)-0-1, fights out of Sunderland & has been a pro for under 2 years. Plus he doesn't appear to have any amateur experience.

Does anyone have any more info on this fight? Seems like a strange one. Georgiev's draw was with a bloke who was 22-33-3 & has been stopped plenty of times.

[keithmoonhangover]

Spencer Brown is now listed as the promoter on BoxRec. Spencer isn't currently listed on the BBBofC website as a licenced promoter. Interesting times.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Spencer Brown’s Gold Star to be the lead promoter for Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov

Spencer Brown will be the lead promoter for the upcoming Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov show on April 11 at Tottenham Hostpur Stadium in London, England.

Brown, who has long worked in a managerial role for Fury, will today (Wednesday) be approved for an official British promoter’s licence by the British Boxing Board of Control, Boxing Scene can confirm.

The founder of Gold Star Promotions – which originally specialised in celebrity dinner events – has made huge strides in boxing in recent years. A close ally of Ring Magazine owner Turki Alalshikh, Brown was first listed as a promoter on a major boxing event in December 2023 when he was one of several involved in the Saudi Arabia show that was topped by Joseph Parker outpointing Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua beating Otto Wallin.

Since then, Brown has worked in an official capacity on three further Ring/Riyadh Season events while also making inroads into the Australian market. In January, alongside Queensberry Promotions, he was involved in Agit Kabayel’s homecoming victory over Damian Knyba in Germany.

Brown and Gold Star have enjoyed a fruitful relationship with Queensberry, the UK promoters of Fury since 2018. BS understands that Queensberry, alongside Top Rank in the US, remain the official promoters of the former heavyweight champion. allegedly’s Queensberry will not, however, be involved in the on-ground operation of this forthcoming event. Their relationship with Gold Star is believed to remain healthy, however.

Such a scenario is not unusual. One can look at Anthony Joshua’s most recent fight as a case in point; Joshua, very much a Matchroom-promoted fighter, clobbered Jake Paul on an event promoted exclusively by Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions. Before that, in 2024, Joshua appeared on a Queensberry-promoted event when he was stopped by Daniel Dubois.

It is not yet known if Warren, who BS can confirm was asked personally by Fury to attend the press conference announcing the Makhmudov contest, will be present in London for the fight itself.

Boxing Scene however understands that Brown will be assisted by other promoters for the April 11 show who will be confirmed closer to the event.

Leading the undercard is Conor Benn, the recent signing of Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, who takes on Regis Prograis in a catchweight bout over 10 rounds. White is yet to be involved in a British boxing event, but he has already promoted four boxing cards in Las Vegas this year. Should White decide to represent Benn in an official capacity on April 11, he would have to be approved by the Board but, as an established overseas promoter who would work alongside lead promoter Brown, he will not need to apply for a British licence.

Last month, it was reported that Queensberry was considering legal action, to the tune of a $1b lawsuit, regarding the launch of Zuffa Boxing. Warren alleges that Alalshikh and Sela, alongside Zuffa’s parent company TKO, went behind his back to form Zuffa Boxing which, he claims, represented breaches to the contracts he had signed with the two entities.

Other promoters who are speculated to be involved in the making of the April 11 show include Ben Shalom, whose Boxxer outfit represent several fighters on the undercard including Jeamie Tshikeva, Richard Riakporhe and Frazer Clarke.

[keithmoonhangover]

Spencer Brown’s Gold Star to be the lead promoter for Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov

Spencer Brown will be the lead promoter for the upcoming Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov show on April 11 at Tottenham Hostpur Stadium in London, England.

Brown, who has long worked in a managerial role for Fury, will today (Wednesday) be approved for an official British promoter’s licence by the British Boxing Board of Control, Boxing Scene can confirm.

The founder of Gold Star Promotions – which originally specialised in celebrity dinner events – has made huge strides in boxing in recent years. A close ally of Ring Magazine owner Turki Alalshikh, Brown was first listed as a promoter on a major boxing event in December 2023 when he was one of several involved in the Saudi Arabia show that was topped by Joseph Parker outpointing Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua beating Otto Wallin.

Since then, Brown has worked in an official capacity on three further Ring/Riyadh Season events while also making inroads into the Australian market. In January, alongside Queensberry Promotions, he was involved in Agit Kabayel’s homecoming victory over Damian Knyba in Germany.

Brown and Gold Star have enjoyed a fruitful relationship with Queensberry, the UK promoters of Fury since 2018. BS understands that Queensberry, alongside Top Rank in the US, remain the official promoters of the former heavyweight champion. allegedly’s Queensberry will not, however, be involved in the on-ground operation of this forthcoming event. Their relationship with Gold Star is believed to remain healthy, however.

Such a scenario is not unusual. One can look at Anthony Joshua’s most recent fight as a case in point; Joshua, very much a Matchroom-promoted fighter, clobbered Jake Paul on an event promoted exclusively by Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions. Before that, in 2024, Joshua appeared on a Queensberry-promoted event when he was stopped by Daniel Dubois.

It is not yet known if Warren, who BS can confirm was asked personally by Fury to attend the press conference announcing the Makhmudov contest, will be present in London for the fight itself.

Boxing Scene however understands that Brown will be assisted by other promoters for the April 11 show who will be confirmed closer to the event.

Leading the undercard is Conor Benn, the recent signing of Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, who takes on Regis Prograis in a catchweight bout over 10 rounds. White is yet to be involved in a British boxing event, but he has already promoted four boxing cards in Las Vegas this year. Should White decide to represent Benn in an official capacity on April 11, he would have to be approved by the Board but, as an established overseas promoter who would work alongside lead promoter Brown, he will not need to apply for a British licence.

Last month, it was reported that Queensberry was considering legal action, to the tune of a $1b lawsuit, regarding the launch of Zuffa Boxing. Warren alleges that Alalshikh and Sela, alongside Zuffa’s parent company TKO, went behind his back to form Zuffa Boxing which, he claims, represented breaches to the contracts he had signed with the two entities.

Other promoters who are speculated to be involved in the making of the April 11 show include Ben Shalom, whose Boxxer outfit represent several fighters on the undercard including Jeamie Tshikeva, Richard Riakporhe and Frazer Clarke.

Eddie was saying in an interview, that's Benn's contract is with Zuffa only. I can definitely see Dana's name appear as a promoter before the fight.

[Frostieballs]

Spencer Brown’s Gold Star to be the lead promoter for Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov

Spencer Brown will be the lead promoter for the upcoming Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov show on April 11 at Tottenham Hostpur Stadium in London, England.

Brown, who has long worked in a managerial role for Fury, will today (Wednesday) be approved for an official British promoter’s licence by the British Boxing Board of Control, Boxing Scene can confirm.

The founder of Gold Star Promotions – which originally specialised in celebrity dinner events – has made huge strides in boxing in recent years. A close ally of Ring Magazine owner Turki Alalshikh, Brown was first listed as a promoter on a major boxing event in December 2023 when he was one of several involved in the Saudi Arabia show that was topped by Joseph Parker outpointing Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua beating Otto Wallin.

Since then, Brown has worked in an official capacity on three further Ring/Riyadh Season events while also making inroads into the Australian market. In January, alongside Queensberry Promotions, he was involved in Agit Kabayel’s homecoming victory over Damian Knyba in Germany.

Brown and Gold Star have enjoyed a fruitful relationship with Queensberry, the UK promoters of Fury since 2018. BS understands that Queensberry, alongside Top Rank in the US, remain the official promoters of the former heavyweight champion. allegedly’s Queensberry will not, however, be involved in the on-ground operation of this forthcoming event. Their relationship with Gold Star is believed to remain healthy, however.

Such a scenario is not unusual. One can look at Anthony Joshua’s most recent fight as a case in point; Joshua, very much a Matchroom-promoted fighter, clobbered Jake Paul on an event promoted exclusively by Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions. Before that, in 2024, Joshua appeared on a Queensberry-promoted event when he was stopped by Daniel Dubois.

It is not yet known if Warren, who BS can confirm was asked personally by Fury to attend the press conference announcing the Makhmudov contest, will be present in London for the fight itself.

Boxing Scene however understands that Brown will be assisted by other promoters for the April 11 show who will be confirmed closer to the event.

Leading the undercard is Conor Benn, the recent signing of Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, who takes on Regis Prograis in a catchweight bout over 10 rounds. White is yet to be involved in a British boxing event, but he has already promoted four boxing cards in Las Vegas this year. Should White decide to represent Benn in an official capacity on April 11, he would have to be approved by the Board but, as an established overseas promoter who would work alongside lead promoter Brown, he will not need to apply for a British licence.

Last month, it was reported that Queensberry was considering legal action, to the tune of a $1b lawsuit, regarding the launch of Zuffa Boxing. Warren alleges that Alalshikh and Sela, alongside Zuffa’s parent company TKO, went behind his back to form Zuffa Boxing which, he claims, represented breaches to the contracts he had signed with the two entities.

Other promoters who are speculated to be involved in the making of the April 11 show include Ben Shalom, whose Boxxer outfit represent several fighters on the undercard including Jeamie Tshikeva, Richard Riakporhe and Frazer Clarke.

It seems then, as predicted, that FW is no longer the promoter of Fury (at least for this fight) hence the legal action.

[Spud MK2]

Mark Shapiro confirmed that Zuffa are going to be the promoters of this card, but there is some talk that they can't/won't be.

gold star & boxxer

[keithmoonhangover]

Mark Shapiro confirmed that Zuffa are going to be the promoters of this card, but there is some talk that they can't/won't be.

gold star & boxxer

Shapiro told the shareholders that it was Zuffa and Benn's contract is with them. Be interesting to see if Zuffa are co-promoters come fight night.

[mickey1975]

Spencer Brown’s Gold Star to be the lead promoter for Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov

Spencer Brown will be the lead promoter for the upcoming Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov show on April 11 at Tottenham Hostpur Stadium in London, England.

Brown, who has long worked in a managerial role for Fury, will today (Wednesday) be approved for an official British promoter’s licence by the British Boxing Board of Control, Boxing Scene can confirm.

The founder of Gold Star Promotions – which originally specialised in celebrity dinner events – has made huge strides in boxing in recent years. A close ally of Ring Magazine owner Turki Alalshikh, Brown was first listed as a promoter on a major boxing event in December 2023 when he was one of several involved in the Saudi Arabia show that was topped by Joseph Parker outpointing Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua beating Otto Wallin.

Since then, Brown has worked in an official capacity on three further Ring/Riyadh Season events while also making inroads into the Australian market. In January, alongside Queensberry Promotions, he was involved in Agit Kabayel’s homecoming victory over Damian Knyba in Germany.

Brown and Gold Star have enjoyed a fruitful relationship with Queensberry, the UK promoters of Fury since 2018. BS understands that Queensberry, alongside Top Rank in the US, remain the official promoters of the former heavyweight champion. allegedly’s Queensberry will not, however, be involved in the on-ground operation of this forthcoming event. Their relationship with Gold Star is believed to remain healthy, however.

Such a scenario is not unusual. One can look at Anthony Joshua’s most recent fight as a case in point; Joshua, very much a Matchroom-promoted fighter, clobbered Jake Paul on an event promoted exclusively by Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions. Before that, in 2024, Joshua appeared on a Queensberry-promoted event when he was stopped by Daniel Dubois.

It is not yet known if Warren, who BS can confirm was asked personally by Fury to attend the press conference announcing the Makhmudov contest, will be present in London for the fight itself.

Boxing Scene however understands that Brown will be assisted by other promoters for the April 11 show who will be confirmed closer to the event.

Leading the undercard is Conor Benn, the recent signing of Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, who takes on Regis Prograis in a catchweight bout over 10 rounds. White is yet to be involved in a British boxing event, but he has already promoted four boxing cards in Las Vegas this year. Should White decide to represent Benn in an official capacity on April 11, he would have to be approved by the Board but, as an established overseas promoter who would work alongside lead promoter Brown, he will not need to apply for a British licence.

Last month, it was reported that Queensberry was considering legal action, to the tune of a $1b lawsuit, regarding the launch of Zuffa Boxing. Warren alleges that Alalshikh and Sela, alongside Zuffa’s parent company TKO, went behind his back to form Zuffa Boxing which, he claims, represented breaches to the contracts he had signed with the two entities.

Other promoters who are speculated to be involved in the making of the April 11 show include Ben Shalom, whose Boxxer outfit represent several fighters on the undercard including Jeamie Tshikeva, Richard Riakporhe and Frazer Clarke.

It seems then, as predicted, that FW is no longer the promoter of Fury (at least for this fight) hence the legal action.

Brown has always been Fury's main man and always had the ear of the Saudi's. An EBF unlicensed man brought them in. Incredible. Probably more unlikely than Wardleys rise.

[Taansend]

Boxing is like a really bad telenovela at the moment.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Justis Huni appoints Josh Arnold to prepare him for fight with Frazer Clarke

Justis Huni has recruited Josh Arnold to train him for his fight on April 11 with Frazer Clarke.

The Australian’s first contest since his first defeat – via knockout, by Fabio Wardley in June 2025 – will be at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the undercard of Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov.

He had been scheduled to fight the New Zealander Kiki Toa Leutele in a rematch on the undercard of Jai Opetaia-Huseyin Cinkara on December 6, but the sudden, unexpected death of Keri Fiu – who he promoted to the position of trainer in the aftermath of the defeat by Wardley – contributed to their date getting cancelled.

Wardley’s former rival and fellow Englishman Clarke – who is working under Joe Gallagher for the first time, having separated from Angel Fernandez – will instead be his opponent for what represents a high-risk fight for both.

Arnold is respected in Australian boxing circles for his work with, among others, the junior middleweight Ben Mahoney and the middleweight Michael Zerafa. Huni – at 26 years old, eight years younger than Clarke – continues to be considered one of Australia’s most promising fighters and, to that end, as a late-notice replacement opponent was convincingly leading Wardley on the scorecards until he was dramatically stopped in the 10th round.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Eddie Hearn to listen with interest as BBBoC confirm that April 11 is not a Zuffa promotion

It was this week revealed by Boxing Scene that Spencer Brown, of Gold Star Promotions, will be the lead promoter for the forthcoming Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov show on April 11 in London.

That news – which was first confirmed to Boxing Scene by the British Boxing Board of Control on Wednesday (March 11) – has pricked the ears of Eddie Hearn, the Matchroom promoter who recently saw Conor Benn wave goodbye and sign a surprising deal with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing.

Benn, who had been signed to Matchroom since 2016, is set to make his Zuffa debut on that April 11 undercard in a 10-rounder against Regis Prograis.

During an interview with IFL TV on Thursday (March 12), when it was put to Hearn that Brown will be the lead promoter on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium event, he replied: “Is that confirmed, though? Because [Zuffa’s] Mark Shapiro came out on the investor call, which you can’t lie on, and he said, ‘we are the promoters of Fury-Makhmudov’.

“We’ll be looking to get confirmation of that because it’s quite important to us,” Hearn continued. “Does that mean that Conor Benn is not fighting on a Zuffa card?”

Hearn, who is considering his legal position regarding Benn’s move to Zuffa, has been working as a licensed promoter in Britain since 2012. He will know, therefore, that unless a promoter has British licence he cannot be the lead promoter on a British event.

“I don’t want to interfere with an investor call where Mark Shapiro is telling investors, and the market, that they are the promoters of Fury-Makhmudov,” Hearn said. “I could have told you at the time they weren’t. But it has now – apparently – been confirmed that they’re not the promoters and Spencer Brown is the promoter.

“We’re going to need confirmation of that. We will be pursuing that, 100 per cent.”

Robert Smith, of the BBBofC, today (March 13) told BS: “As far as we are concerned it is a Spencer Brown show. He is responsible for the show, he is our contact for the show. It is his show and nobody else’s show.”

So, if a representative of Zuffa, like Dana White, was going to work on the event in an official capacity they would need be report to Brown?

“Gold Star will be the lead promoter,” Smith said. “But he can run the show ‘in association with’ an American promoter which is something we’ve seen many times. Top Rank, for example, have worked alongside Matchroom and Queensberry in the past but, on each occasion, the official promoter of the event is always the British promoter.

"The lead promoter on a British show must hold a British licence."

[keithmoonhangover]

Mark Shapiro confirmed that Zuffa are going to be the promoters of this card, but there is some talk that they can't/won't be.

gold star & boxxer

Boxxer? That's not what the board are saying Mr Spud.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[MasterG]

Are you on commission RKO for advertising and readvertising this fight?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Are you on commission RKO for advertising and readvertising this fight?

$5 per post.

Jammy chuff!

[Alba]

Are you on commission RKO for advertising and readvertising this fight?

Anyone would think he's on the Saudi payroll

[Ruthless-RKO]

Are you on commission RKO for advertising and readvertising this fight?

Anyone would think he's on the Saudi payroll

I am Alba. I have direct links to Turki’s brother in Saudi.

[Ruthless-RKO]

JEAMIE TKV: BEATING RIAKPORHE WILL PUT ME AT A GREATER LEVEL

Jeamie TKV believes that taking Richard Riakporhe’s scalp will move him to a new level.

TKV (9-2, 5 KOs) will make the first defence of his British heavyweight title against Riakporhe (19-1, 15 KOs) on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s upcoming fight with Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11.

The two-time heavyweight champion will end his latest spell of retirement at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, with Netflix screening the action.

After spending years competing at championship level as a cruiserweight, the 6-foot-5 Riakporhe has filled out into a solid heavyweight and has scaled around the 235-pound mark for his stoppage victories over Kevin Espindola and Tommy Welch.

TKV represents a totally different challenge.

He is a natural heavyweight with underrated skills and full of confidence after beating Frazer Clarke to win the British title in November.

TKV isn’t taking anything for granted. The 32-year-old respects Riakporhe but knows that a meaningful win on such a high profile card will do wonders for his career.

“He's boxed at world level so, in a way, it's a step up for me because he is ranked number nine in the world at heavyweight (by the IBF) and he's No. 5 in the UK,” TKV told The Ring.

“So if anything, beating him will put me at a greater level than I am at now.”

TKV has shown a useful habit of being able to make opponents fight his kind of fight.

In June 2024, Riakporhe challenged Chris Billam-Smith for the WBO cruiserweight title.

Despite being handed home advantage, Riakporhe failed to rise to the occasion and fell to a very disappointing decision defeat in front of a large crowd at Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park in south London.

Only Riakporhe will know just how big a part weight making affected his performance that night but once the fight started drifting away from him, he was unable to turn the tide.

TKV was able to engage Olympic bronze medallist Clarke in a high-paced, inside fight from the opening round of their vacant title fight. It does feel like getting off to a good start and setting an early tone will be a key part of his game plan when he fights Riakporhe.

“Exactly. That's always the aim and the busier I am, the more I control the fight. I tend to stay busy in there. I don't like sitting down because if you waste time in there, you're losing,” he said.

“I make sure I stay busy. I make sure they are fighting my fight. I can say this and that but it depends on what happens. I know what I'm going to do.

“Obviously, it was unfortunate that he didn't win that fight because it would have been good to see him as the cruiserweight world champion. I know Richard and wish him the best but it's just business now.

“We’re fighting each other, I guess. He moved up to the heavyweight division and like I said, it's just business.”

[mickey1975]

The John Fury and Spencer Oliver interview today on YouTube is exactly the John worth listening to. Hard hitting stuff.

[keithmoonhangover]

Hard hitting stuff.

So the opposite of John in the Steve Garber fight.

[Controversial]

The John Fury and Spencer Oliver interview today on YouTube is exactly the John worth listening to. Hard hitting stuff.

He doesn't hold back does he!

[stujones]

It is but also very weird that just about a month ago (or whenever the big presser was) Fury and Fury seemed to be close.

Has the rift happened since, was that bravado in the presser simply bravado and putting up a face. Unfortunately, we get so many lies and so many different faces - when they are apparently being genuine - it is hard to believe.