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

[Kilburn]

Are the prelims going to be available to watch prior to 7pm? According to the Tottenham website the main card features only the top 4 bouts. To be fair they are all likely to go quite a few rounds, but would be good see some prelims earlier on.

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Arslanbek Makhmudov is too ‘one-track minded’ for Tyson Fury

Arslanbek Makhmudov is out of his depth against Tyson Fury according to Jamie Moore, the trainer who oversaw Makhmudov’s victory over David Allen.

It was the win over the popular Allen that led to Makhmudov being matched with Fury, 37, on Saturday at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in what represents Fury’s first fights since his only defeats.

The loss to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024 was Fury’s second in succession and the second inflicted by the Ukrainian. Both were competitive contests but how much remains of the desire and ability that defined Fury at his peak remains unclear.

Makhmudov, 36 and of Russia, has been selected as a marketable and high-profile opponent instead of one intended to truly test Fury – who continues to be linked to an overdue, lucrative fight with his fellow Englishman Anthony Joshua – and Moore, having prepared Allen to fight Makhumdov in a fight that lasted the full 12 rounds in October 2025, believes that Makhmudov’s only chance of success lies in the possibility that Fury has vastly declined.

The Russian has previously lost to the admired Agit Kabayel and Guido Vianello, and there is little question that on the nights he fought Usyk, Fury was a considerable more complete fighter than both. Moore – who also trained Carl Frampton when Frampton shared a promotion with Fury when Fury’s previous comeback ahead of the first date with Deontay Wilder began – ultimately believes that he is too one-dimensional to succeed.

“I don’t really think he’s got anything in his locker to trouble Fury – if Fury’s Fury,” Moore, who so recently led Chantelle Cameron to the WBO junior-middleweight title, told Boxing Scene. “If Fury’s got old overnight and he’s just playing at this now and doing it, not to secure his family but his great, great grandkids, then Makhmudov’s a big, strong dangerous fighter. But if Tyson Fury’s anything like he was two or three years ago, then I don’t think he gets anywhere near him.

“His power; his tenacity; he’s got the tendency to shy away from a fight when he gets into deep waters. But Dave just didn’t have it in his tank to sustain it. He had it in his tank to give him problems, it just wasn’t sustainable – which is a shame because he has the talent to be able to beat someone like Makhmudov. I just feel like Fury’s all wrong for him in terms of dimensions and skill set.

“Makhmudov’s downfall is his ring IQ. He relies, totally, on that one-punch knockout power. He doesn’t really use anything in terms of a jab or the set up to try and set traps; maybe make you mistakes; he just goes in there one-track minded, and Fury, certainly, is a three-or-four dimensional type of fighter.

“If Fury’s gone anything like what he had before I don’t think [Makhmudov] will get anywhere near him.

“I think Fury will stop him. Maybe in six, seven rounds.”

[bmw hector]

I'd go with that, although maybe even earlier with the stoppage if Fury comes out with the same mindset he had in the second Wilder fight and puts it on Mak.
Mak has a punch but he's just so open and ponderous. Another factor is his resistence to body shots. Kabayel really took it out of him early with those and Fury has a decent dig to the body.
The lead up to the fight appears to show Fury in his more fun sided mentality and I think he'll be content outboxing Mak on the backfoot rather than putting it on him.

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Don't think I can remember seeing such a car boot sale of tickets for a fight in the UK as it is for Fury vs Makhmudov. pic.twitter.com/MsYgb0PCmC

— Martin (@NewAgeBoxingUK) April 7, 2026

[mickey1975]

Don't think I can remember seeing such a car boot sale of tickets for a fight in the UK as it is for Fury vs Makhmudov. pic.twitter.com/MsYgb0PCmC

— Martin (@NewAgeBoxingUK) April 7, 2026

Those are already sold. The resellers are taking the loss. Stadiums are always a tough resale.

[jameswilson]

Don't think I can remember seeing such a car boot sale of tickets for a fight in the UK as it is for Fury vs Makhmudov. pic.twitter.com/MsYgb0PCmC

— Martin (@NewAgeBoxingUK) April 7, 2026

Don’t tell mickey that ffs.

He’ll be on the doors with his ‘clicker’ reporting what a great turnout Fury got and how many buses came down from York.

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Don't think I can remember seeing such a car boot sale of tickets for a fight in the UK as it is for Fury vs Makhmudov. pic.twitter.com/MsYgb0PCmC

— Martin (@NewAgeBoxingUK) April 7, 2026

Those are already sold. The resellers are taking the loss. Stadiums are always a tough resale.

So it won't be a sold out stadium then?

Love how you came to the defence.

I'm pretty sure you say the opposite when it's AJ's fights.

When it says sold out, and you say there will be empty seats

[mickey1975]

Don't think I can remember seeing such a car boot sale of tickets for a fight in the UK as it is for Fury vs Makhmudov. pic.twitter.com/MsYgb0PCmC

— Martin (@NewAgeBoxingUK) April 7, 2026

Those are already sold. The resellers are taking the loss. Stadiums are always a tough resale.

So it won't be a sold out stadium then?

Love how you came to the defence.

I'm pretty sure you say the opposite when it's AJ's fights.

When it says sold out, and you say there will be empty seats

I've said all along it's far from sold out. It's about level with Eubank v Benn 2. Aj has only done the O2 for non title bouts here in his comeback.

[mickey1975]

Don't think I can remember seeing such a car boot sale of tickets for a fight in the UK as it is for Fury vs Makhmudov. pic.twitter.com/MsYgb0PCmC

— Martin (@NewAgeBoxingUK) April 7, 2026

Don’t tell mickey that ffs.

He’ll be on the doors with his ‘clicker’ reporting what a great turnout Fury got and how many buses came down from York.

I'd guess it will do a lot more than Witherspoon v Bruno and Lennox v Bruno. 50k ish. Not sure how many I know are going but I guess a few. Do you not know many who go boxing?

[keithmoonhangover]

Don't think I can remember seeing such a car boot sale of tickets for a fight in the UK as it is for Fury vs Makhmudov. pic.twitter.com/MsYgb0PCmC

— Martin (@NewAgeBoxingUK) April 7, 2026

Those are already sold. The resellers are taking the loss. Stadiums are always a tough resale.

So all the tickets on the image are already sold?

[mickey1975]

Don't think I can remember seeing such a car boot sale of tickets for a fight in the UK as it is for Fury vs Makhmudov. pic.twitter.com/MsYgb0PCmC

— Martin (@NewAgeBoxingUK) April 7, 2026

Those are already sold. The resellers are taking the loss. Stadiums are always a tough resale.

So all the tickets on the image are already sold?

Yes. People are reselling them at a loss. It happens.

[keithmoonhangover]

Those are already sold. The resellers are taking the loss. Stadiums are always a tough resale.

So all the tickets on the image are already sold?

Yes. People are reselling them at a loss. It happens.

Are there no more tickets left through the original channels?

[mickey1975]

So all the tickets on the image are already sold?

Yes. People are reselling them at a loss. It happens.

Are there no more tickets left through the original channels?

Yes, a lot, but at face value. You'd be better off here.

[keithmoonhangover]

Yes. People are reselling them at a loss. It happens.

Are there no more tickets left through the original channels?

Yes, a lot, but at face value. You'd be better off here.

Oh, I see. Thank you for clarifying.

[joshj909]

Those are already sold. The resellers are taking the loss. Stadiums are always a tough resale.

So all the tickets on the image are already sold?

Yes. People are reselling them at a loss. It happens.

That sounds like a car boot sale

[mickey1975]

So all the tickets on the image are already sold?

Yes. People are reselling them at a loss. It happens.

That sounds like a car boot sale

I never said it wasn't. Things from a car boot sale were originally bought for full price too.

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Jeamie TKV hails coach Barry Smith ahead of Richard Riakporhe rumble

The dynamic is different this time around for Jeamie TKV, from disrespected to defiant defending champion in a belated Tottenham homecoming.

The 32-year-old makes the first defense of his Lonsdale title against Richard Riakporhe (19-1, 15 KOs) as part of a busy undercard preceding Tyson Fury's latest comeback against Arslanbek Makhmudov, streamed live on Netflix worldwide this Saturday.

After failed negotiations with Matchroom-backed pair Johnny Fisher (14-1, 12 KOs) and Dave Allen (25-8-2, 20 KOs), Tshikeva will instead face another familiar face in former WBO cruiserweight title challenger Riakporhe.

Rather than engage in tense, drawn out verbal back-and-forths, as he did with Frazer Clarke and David Adeleye last year, the newly-minted beltholder is proudly doing his business in the background within a gym booming with success stories.
Moses Itauma made another statement of his prodigious talent, stopping Jermaine Franklin in five rounds last month, while gymmate Fabio Wardley is just weeks away from a maiden defense of WBO world honors against former IBF titleholder Daniel Dubois.

It's easy to get lost in the noise with potential permutations, sanctioning body orders and looking ahead to an Oleksandr Usyk-less heavyweight landscape but TKV is taking it one step at a time in the sport's glamour division.

"I was already in camp preparing for a March 7 date to headline at the Royal Albert Hall but this was a bigger show, back in my hometown, part of Tyson Fury's return and a lot of eyes on that, the opportunity came and we took it," TKV told The Ring.

"This is heavyweight boxing. I'm the British champion and there are no easy fights at this level or difference in level, Richard is just another opponent," he replied when asked about assessing the skill jump from Clarke to Riakporhe.

In Clarke's own words, as he told The Ring's John Evans, the Olympic bronze medalist has thrice fallen short at domestic level and much like his opponent Justis Huni, Riakporhe has been tested against better opposition.

TKV isn't bothered by the impending challenge, though acknowledges he'll need to be better after fighting through illness and a injury-plagued training camp in November.

"I've always known I can do 12 rounds at a very high pace, it wasn't a surprise to me, moreso that [Clarke's team] let him carry on after the 11th. I know what type of engine I have, was ill and still able to throw shots, it's what I do and people who spar me know just how good I am."

Until recently, TKV's best exploits were word-of-mouth on the grapevine discussing how well he acquitted himself in sparring against world-level operators. Win this well and he'll have a genuine claim to be among them.

"It's a good feeling to beat someone everyone expected me to lose to," he said. "I beat Frazer at 50 percent, would've done proper damage to him at 100 percent but whoever still dismisses me, just wait and see what's next."

Riakporhe and Clarke once shared a trainer in Angel Fernandez, who led the former out to his unsuccessful title bid in a Chris Billam-Smith rematch two summers ago.
Many were left underwhelmed by the performance, lacking a plan B and following a near year-long layoff, Riakporhe returned in Riyadh last May to blast past Kevin Nicolas Espindola in an encouraging heavyweight debut.

Tommy Welch delivered some home truths of Riakporhe pre-fight, who made quick work of the ambitious 30-year-old on the Eubank-Benn II undercard in November, before calling for domestic duels having settled at the weight.

"You should have that adaptability, naturally changing it up subconsciously, but sometimes it's what you're doing in training," TKV said. "If you don't have the right person in your corner, they won't realise [it's going wrong] until it's too late. Billy Nelson is a good trainer, I've known him, Martin Bakole and them guys for a while, I know he's got a good camp and great team behind him."

Whether it was an issue squeezing his 6-foot-5 frame down to 200 pounds, undisclosed injuries, issues behind-the-scenes or otherwise, Riakporhe failed to shine in a career-changing opportunity. TKV believes he'll spoil the 35-year-old's divisional assault, armed with secret weapon Barry Smith in the corner.

"Barry is the unsung hero, without him, I wouldn't be British champion," he stresses.

"I have to big him up every time, he spends a lot of time on me teaching things I was unaware of, he's always keeping me on point and not slacking, trains me as hard as he can, a very good trainer and special man in my life. He's the reason I'm British champion."

Having weighed in at a career-heaviest 265 pounds last time out, Riakporhe will relish the opportunity to pick TKV off at range and enjoy utilising his athletic gifts if given the opportunity against a slow target.

"I'm coming there to get the job done," TKV says. "We'll see [about the weight] but that doesn't matter much if I don't get my gameplan right."

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Frazer Clarke excited to 'shock the world' in Justis Huni clash

Frazer Clarke is looking forward to proving to people wrong when he fights Australia's Justis Huni this weekend.

In December, Clarke was outhustled by his British rival Jeamie TKV and lost a disappointing 12-round decision.

The result - and the way Clarke allowed himself to be drawn into TKV's style of fight - will cause many to put a ceiling on the 34-year-old's potential but he is intent on using that night as a launchpad to greater things.

Clarke (9-2-1, 7 KOs) and Huni (12-1, 7 KOs) meet on the undercard to Tyson Fury's long-awaited return to action as the two-time heavyweight champion boxes Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, streamed live on Netflix.

Many will be surprised that after losing to TKV, Clarke will return to action in what is effectively a make-or-break fight but he wouldn't have it any other way.

"Everyone keeps saying that to me but I'm just a dead honest character," Clarke told The Ring.

"There's no drive in me to go and box a Bulgarian bin man on an undercard at half-six at night just to get back in there. It just seems a waste of my time. The last time was just a bad performance but there's a few overlying factors to that. It's not that I'm a bad fighter, I just didn't get it right."

Clarke may be coming into the fight on the back of a disappointing defeat but Huni hasn't boxed since last June when he was knocked out in the tenth round of his fight with current WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley.

Despite suffering recent high-profile losses both remain well known, marketable heavyweights.

In the past, their paths would have veered wildly away from each other as their handlers tried to rebuild their records and reposition them for another meaningful fight. The fact they have been guided towards each other is a sure sign of the way the heavyweight division has changed in recent years.

Clarke is pleased that he has been given a shortcut back into contention but believes that many see him as a stepping stone for Huni.
"One's at world level, one's just lost at British level so for these fights to happen, it's unusual," he said.

"Because of the stats I’ve just said, people think this is going to be a one-sided fight. I know it without people saying it. People think this is a run out for Justis Huni. I’m enjoying that, though. I feel like I'm getting a chance to go in there as the underdog and shock the world."

Clarke has boxed under the spotlight from the very start of his career.

After winning a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games, he turned professional under Angel Fernandez. The biggest name in a small stable, Clarke was the centre of attention every day in the gym and then immediately found himself dealing with the pressure of fighting on Sky Sports.

In January, Clarke left Fernandez and joined up with 2015 Ring Magazine trainer of the year Joe Gallagher, at the Champs Camp gym in Manchester and has been quietly working hard alongside a group of hungry youngsters.

He has thrived in the environment and in contrast to the rest of his career, the heaviest expectations Clarke will have to shoulder this weekend will come from himself and his team. He is relishing the opportunity.

"When you come from that Olympic background, a few good things come from it," he said.

"Obviously, the exposure is great because it brings in financial opportunity but at the same time I’m jealous of a few of these lads in here. They're learning their trade on the smaller cards, and go under the radar without the scrutiny, without everyone looking and giving their opinion. I didn't get that.

"Being chucked in at the deep end and being the underdog, because that's how I feel I am, is going to bring the best out of me."

Whereas Clarke was derided for his loss to TKV, Huni's defeat to Wardley attracted only praise.

Huni undoubtedly announced himself as a presence on the world stage during the 10 rounds he shared with Wardley but as good as his performance was, the 27-year-old couldn't quite get over the line.

He will walk to the ring for his fight with Clarke knowing that he is able to perform under pressure but the lingering memory of the right hand that bought his night to a sudden end will naturally begin to force its way towards the front of his mind as the first bell draws near.

Clarke went through the same process after being stopped in the opening round of his rematch with Wardley.

Clarke boxed on the same international amateur circuit as Huni and is far too experienced to fall into the trap of believing that he is just one right hand away from the most significant win of his career. He believes that anybody giving him little more than a puncher’s chance is choosing to overlook his own boxing ability.

"It's not easy. Especially after being knocked out as such. It is difficult," he said.

"Thoughts do go through your head but you should know that anyway when you're getting into a boxing ring, especially at this weight. It can happen to anyone so I'm not particularly looking too much at the fact that you were knocked out. I look at the overall performance and thought it was a very good performance but - if you watch that fight again - there’s early moments from Fabio where he has some success as well, in the first round even.

"People might not have seen the best of it, but I can box. I really can box. Yeah, he's very skilful but if people want to think that I can be just outboxed, they don't give them Olympic medals out, man. Let me tell you that."

[CaptainSpacerod]

Is there an aspect to the ticket situation of Fury fans buying the tickets initially to see him and then being deterred from attending by the addition of odious little drug cheat Conor Benn to the card ?

[bmw hector]

Jeamie TKV hails coach Barry Smith ahead of Richard Riakporhe rumble

The dynamic is different this time around for Jeamie TKV, from disrespected to defiant defending champion in a belated Tottenham homecoming.

The 32-year-old makes the first defense of his Lonsdale title against Richard Riakporhe (19-1, 15 KOs) as part of a busy undercard preceding Tyson Fury's latest comeback against Arslanbek Makhmudov, streamed live on Netflix worldwide this Saturday.

After failed negotiations with Matchroom-backed pair Johnny Fisher (14-1, 12 KOs) and Dave Allen (25-8-2, 20 KOs), Tshikeva will instead face another familiar face in former WBO cruiserweight title challenger Riakporhe.

Rather than engage in tense, drawn out verbal back-and-forths, as he did with Frazer Clarke and David Adeleye last year, the newly-minted beltholder is proudly doing his business in the background within a gym booming with success stories.
Moses Itauma made another statement of his prodigious talent, stopping Jermaine Franklin in five rounds last month, while gymmate Fabio Wardley is just weeks away from a maiden defense of WBO world honors against former IBF titleholder Daniel Dubois.

It's easy to get lost in the noise with potential permutations, sanctioning body orders and looking ahead to an Oleksandr Usyk-less heavyweight landscape but TKV is taking it one step at a time in the sport's glamour division.

"I was already in camp preparing for a March 7 date to headline at the Royal Albert Hall but this was a bigger show, back in my hometown, part of Tyson Fury's return and a lot of eyes on that, the opportunity came and we took it," TKV told The Ring.

"This is heavyweight boxing. I'm the British champion and there are no easy fights at this level or difference in level, Richard is just another opponent," he replied when asked about assessing the skill jump from Clarke to Riakporhe.

In Clarke's own words, as he told The Ring's John Evans, the Olympic bronze medalist has thrice fallen short at domestic level and much like his opponent Justis Huni, Riakporhe has been tested against better opposition.

TKV isn't bothered by the impending challenge, though acknowledges he'll need to be better after fighting through illness and a injury-plagued training camp in November.

"I've always known I can do 12 rounds at a very high pace, it wasn't a surprise to me, moreso that [Clarke's team] let him carry on after the 11th. I know what type of engine I have, was ill and still able to throw shots, it's what I do and people who spar me know just how good I am."

Until recently, TKV's best exploits were word-of-mouth on the grapevine discussing how well he acquitted himself in sparring against world-level operators. Win this well and he'll have a genuine claim to be among them.

"It's a good feeling to beat someone everyone expected me to lose to," he said. "I beat Frazer at 50 percent, would've done proper damage to him at 100 percent but whoever still dismisses me, just wait and see what's next."

Riakporhe and Clarke once shared a trainer in Angel Fernandez, who led the former out to his unsuccessful title bid in a Chris Billam-Smith rematch two summers ago.
Many were left underwhelmed by the performance, lacking a plan B and following a near year-long layoff, Riakporhe returned in Riyadh last May to blast past Kevin Nicolas Espindola in an encouraging heavyweight debut.

Tommy Welch delivered some home truths of Riakporhe pre-fight, who made quick work of the ambitious 30-year-old on the Eubank-Benn II undercard in November, before calling for domestic duels having settled at the weight.

"You should have that adaptability, naturally changing it up subconsciously, but sometimes it's what you're doing in training," TKV said. "If you don't have the right person in your corner, they won't realise [it's going wrong] until it's too late. Billy Nelson is a good trainer, I've known him, Martin Bakole and them guys for a while, I know he's got a good camp and great team behind him."

Whether it was an issue squeezing his 6-foot-5 frame down to 200 pounds, undisclosed injuries, issues behind-the-scenes or otherwise, Riakporhe failed to shine in a career-changing opportunity. TKV believes he'll spoil the 35-year-old's divisional assault, armed with secret weapon Barry Smith in the corner.

"Barry is the unsung hero, without him, I wouldn't be British champion," he stresses.

"I have to big him up every time, he spends a lot of time on me teaching things I was unaware of, he's always keeping me on point and not slacking, trains me as hard as he can, a very good trainer and special man in my life. He's the reason I'm British champion."

Having weighed in at a career-heaviest 265 pounds last time out, Riakporhe will relish the opportunity to pick TKV off at range and enjoy utilising his athletic gifts if given the opportunity against a slow target.

"I'm coming there to get the job done," TKV says. "We'll see [about the weight] but that doesn't matter much if I don't get my gameplan right."

I was looking at Riakporhe's build vs Welch and thinking '265lbs??? No way? How the hell did he make cruiser??'.
Anyway, it's a typo, he was 236lbs

[keithmoonhangover]

Is there an aspect to the ticket situation of Fury fans buying the tickets initially to see him and then being deterred from attending by the addition of odious little drug cheat Conor Benn to the card ?

As opposed to Fury, who is an odious big drug cheat?

[CaptainSpacerod]

Is there an aspect to the ticket situation of Fury fans buying the tickets initially to see him and then being deterred from attending by the addition of odious little drug cheat Conor Benn to the card ?

As opposed to Fury, who is an odious big drug cheat?

True but he’s not an odious man, that’s the key distinction here

[TheLeprechaun]

Fury and Conor Egg Benn... I'm shocked it's tanking

[keithmoonhangover]

Is there an aspect to the ticket situation of Fury fans buying the tickets initially to see him and then being deterred from attending by the addition of odious little drug cheat Conor Benn to the card ?

As opposed to Fury, who is an odious big drug cheat?

True but he’s not an odious man, that’s the key distinction here

Well, I mean, he lied about giving his entire purse to charity, that's worse than anything Connor Benn's done.

[Frostieballs]

Is there an aspect to the ticket situation of Fury fans buying the tickets initially to see him and then being deterred from attending by the addition of odious little drug cheat Conor Benn to the card ?

No chance. You think they are that discerning??