But the former two-time world heavyweight champion cannot afford to overlook Makhmudov, the aggressive and hard-hitting Russian contender who last fought as recently as October, when he defeated David Allen in Sheffield. 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.