Fight report
Right, Don McRae’s report has landed from an eventful evening in Tottenham – I’ll leave you to get stuck into it. Which is exactly what I will be doing. Thanks for following the action with me – be well!
Tyson Fury completed the first stage of his latest comeback when he outclassed Arslanbek Makhmudov in an uninspiring near shutout over 12 rounds late on Saturday night.
The former world heavyweight champion has retired on five previous occasions and, each time, he has been unable to resist the lure of a return to the ring. Now, even at the age of 37, time he was still too fast, fluid and accurate for the lumbering Makhmudov.
“Nobody likes southpaws,” says a backstage Conor Benn, who beat Regis Prograis by unanimous decision earlier in the chief support. “But we got the job done, came through a few scratches, but ultimately we keep it moving.
“It’s a different challenge from Eubank, it was my first fight against a former two-time world champion… ultimately I want my world title, I want my WBC belt by fighting [Ryan] Garcia next. Ryan, keep it warm for me.”
Benn has a few bumps and cuts from the head clashes but it was an entertaining, if not exactly punch-perfect, victory.
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