Fury vs Makhmudov LIVE!
Tyson Fury was victorious on his latest return to boxing as he totally outclassed Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It was 16 months since we last saw the self-proclaimed ‘Gypsy King’ in action, when he was outpointed for a second time by Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh and subsequently lamented what he saw as an injustice before promptly retiring from the sport again. But that was only ever thought to be another temporary measure and Fury is now firmly back once more, looking to finally tee up a long-awaited showdown with Anthony Joshua at long last.
The former two-time world heavyweight champion made light work of Makhmudov before throwing down the challenge to Joshua at ringside as the two men traded insults. Before that we saw Conor Benn, who fought under the Zuffa Boxing banner having split from Matchroom and Eddie Hearn as he outpointed Regis Prograis in a catchweight bout in his first outing since that rematch win over arch-rival Chris Eubank Jr.
Jeamie ‘TKV’ Tshikeva lost his British heavyweight belt to Richard Riakporhe in a fifth-round stoppage after Frazer Clarke was defeated by Justis Huni via majority decision. Follow Fury vs Makhmudov live below!
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Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis
Seconds out, round one!
A great atmosphere among the 50,000-strong crowd for this one.
Benn immediately trying to make his size advantage count...
Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis
Benn is finally in the ring, accompanied by legendary father Nigel as usual, and Michael Buffer is completing the final introductions.
Almost ready to go...
Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis
Prograis - nicknamed ‘Rougarou’, which is Louisiana French for 'werewolf' - with a nod to his Native American ancestry as he walks to the ring.
Now here comes Conor as the Big Ben chimes kick in and Ready or Not by the Fugees rings out around the stadium.
This is certainly a long walk for Benn...
Conor Benn vs Regis Prograis
Co-main event ring walks are coming up, with Michael Buffer now on the mic.
Following his shock split from Matchroom in February and with Eddie Hearn watching on from ringside, Conor Benn competes under the Zuffa Boxing banner next in his first fight since that dominant rematch win over Chris Eubank Jr.
He takes on former two-time super-lightweight world champion Regis Prograis, who was this week forced to deny claims that he is carrying an injury coming into this bout.
Southpaw Prograis, now 37, last fought by outpointing Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz in a thriller in Chicago last summer after losing back-to-back fights to Jack Catterall and Devin Haney.
With Benn coming back down from middleweight after his two fights against arch-rival Eubank Jr, this bout is taking place at a catchweight of 150lbs.
‘The Destroyer’ wants to put on a show tonight before fighting Ryan Garcia for the WBC welterweight title later this year.
Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua update
Turki Alalshikh has just been interviewed at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and says he hopes that Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua can be announced very soon.
He wants it at Wembley later in 2026.
Watch this space...
Riakporhe eyes title chance or Johnny Fisher
3-0 now in the heavyweight ranks for Riakporhe, all knockouts.
He is now a two-time British champion, having previously held the cruiserweight version.
Riakporhe says there is much more to come from him at this level, stating a desire to compete for a world title as he says he will keep a close eye on WBO champion Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois in Manchester next month.
He also calls out former stablemate Johnny Fisher, who is in the crowd.
Richard Riakporhe stops Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva to win British heavyweight title
Round 5
TKV is down at the start of the fifth!
Riakporhe is clearly stepping up the intensity now, repeatedly driving home his powerful right hand.
TKV is taking plenty of punishment and is in trouble against the ropes as the referee jumps in to wave it off.
That felt premature.
Riakporhe is the new British heavyweight champion.
Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva vs Richard Riakporhe
Round 4
TKV has a point taken off at the start of the fourth, I think for use of the head.
The repetitive clinching is getting very tedious.
Even more so when you consider that TKV looks dangerous at times when he’s able to let his hands fly.
But Riakporhe is still firmly on top.
Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva vs Richard Riakporhe
Round 3
This certainly isn’t a thriller and it’s absolutely not the cleanest performance from Riakporhe, TKV is spoiling wherever possible and it’s a clinchfest for the most part at the moment.
The referee is quickly losing patience.
Riakporhe needs to establish the distance and go to work behind that jab.
So messy.
Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva vs Richard Riakporhe
Round 2
A lot of blood on the face of TKV early in the second round as Riakporhe continues to land some solid shots upstairs.
The challenger with the sparkly black adidas shorts is firmly on top through two, unleashing those fierce uppercuts repeatedly to daze TKV.
Riakporhe - who turned 36 in January - is carrying so much muscle, he looks in phenomenal shape as ever.