Some late drama has arose ahead of the Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov main card.
Fury returns to the ring for the first time in 16 months when he faces Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London this evening.
While most of the attention is on Fury’s comeback, and Conor Benn’s return, the event does feature a number of other interesting match-ups, one being a heavyweight bout between Frazer Clarke and Justis Huni.
There has been developments ahead of the contest though, after it was reported by journalist Dan Rafael that Matchroom Boxing has sent a legal letter stating they still have Huni under contract and haven’t given consent for the fight against Clarke to take place, despite some negotiation efforts.
“BREAKING: Matchroom Boxing on Saturday, hours before heavyweight Justis Huni is supposed to face Frazer Clarke on the Fury Makhmudov card in London, sent Goldstar Promotions and Tasman Fighters a legal letter claiming it still has Huni under exclusive contract.
“Matchroom claims after Huni’s last fight, a KO loss to Fabio Wardley, that it elected to continue its deal with Huni and that he is on fight No. 5 of a six-fight deal. Matchroom accuses them of tortious interference with its agreement and says it was never informed of the Clarke fight and has not given its consent to Huni to participate.
“It is threatening go to Netflix claiming it is about to air a fighter in breach of his contract with Matchroom, which would open Netflix to liability. Matchroom said it tried to work things out and sent a draft amendment in recent days saying it would allow the fight under certain conditions but has not heard back from the other promoters.”
As of now there has been no official word on the status of the bout, and it appears it will go ahead as planned, particularly following an update from Rafael after speaking to Goldstar’s Spencer Brown
Spoke to Spencer Brown of Goldestar Promotions as it relates to the Huni issue. He said he is the co-promoter of Huni and that the whole thing with Matchroom “is very silly, very petty and it will be sorted out.” #boxing#FuryMakhmudovhttps://t.co/MtNSZqv2i4
— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) April 11, 2026
This is the latest controversy involving Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom and this card, following on from the departure of Conor Benn to Zuffa Boxing, who competes in tonight’s co-main event when he faces Regis Prograis.