The two-time former unified heavyweight champion has insisted he's fighting for them, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, plotting an unlikely route back to world glory. First things first, he must deliver as expected against Albania's Kristian Prenga (20-1, 20 KOs) tonight, then onto a long-awaited Tyson Fury mega fight to finish 2026.

Five main card bouts, including two world title defenses for British champions Josh Kelly and Hamzah Sheeraz, to come before the big one. Follow along with The Ring's live blog commentary and get situated, because between this and an ever-changing pay-per-view offering in Australia later on, it's going to be a long night ahead!

Now, we await the judges' scorecards... 114-113, 115-112, 115-112... AND STILL! Kelly (19-1-1, 9 KOs) was badly cut, lacked discipline and that presented Agyarko (18-1, 7 KOs) with an opportunity to press ahead in the second-half.

Agyarko will be wishing he stepepd on the accelerator a round or two earlier... both men celebrate at the final bell, Kelly looking worse for wear and unhappy after absorbing a flurry of punches at close-range when the referee didn't break them quickly enough. It's been that sort of nip-and-tuck, grueling championship battle.

Ooof! Kelly's face is a crimson mask right now and he's having to dig deep, Team Agyarko baying their man on after another stop-start stanza where he's faring well but equally getting countered and absorbing the cleaner punches.

The champion has a cut nose (as well as the aforementioned two) which is worsening and well, Agyarko pings him with another shot he'll be feeling for days after this one. Final round time...

Booth alerts the referee to elbow hits (accidental or not) from Agyarko, which have lit a fuse within Kelly as he ups the tempo in the first half of another attritional frame. Agyarko presses ahead, whips a left hand and hooks before they're separated. Two rounds left and this remains up for the grabs!

Agyarko angling well and jabbing low, disrupting the champion's rhythm before another weird sequence where Kelly's frustration is spilling over. He punches low, there's a brief pause and Agyarko jabs well after the break.

Kelly connecting on the cleaner work, Agyarko displaying more resistance though and keeping him honest as another round comes to an end.

Kelly's demeanour has darkened, he looks increasingly annoyed and is missing with his forward advances ... Agyarko bouncing, he's right in this fight now. Kelly almost convincing himself that he won the round in his corner, as they ignore him and instead focus on the pair of cuts below either eye. Nervy stuff through eight all of a sudden.

"I said don't scuff with him on the inside, he shouldn't be anywhere near you. Forget about everything that happened in that round, get your head in the game and keep your discipline," trainer Adam Booth tells Kelly, who acknowledges he feels frustrated.

As they enter the second-half, now there's some jeopardy involved... Agyarko committing more to attacks and he'll feel enthused about a change in the tide of this contest.

Kelly again gets lectured by the official, a minute into the sixth, after some dirty boxing. Replays showed a clash of heads caused the cut, though Agyarko needs to push him back and chain together more combination punching — easier said than done against a slick champion — though there's some contention now!

Kelly is deducted a point after another illegal punch and can't complain after two previous warnings, one Agyarko finishes stronger.

Kelly starts the fifth frame with a series of combinations, pinning Agyarko back up against the ropes and having to endure a furious flurry of punches. Kelly is then ticked off for a punch behind the head, and the champion looks up longingly with a cut below his left eye as he encourages the Irishman forward. Another competitive stanza.

Agyarko pushes the pace in the first minute of round four, Kelly looks sharp behind his right hand and is briefly pushed back by a stab jab downstairs. They exchange hooks in the final half-minute of another nip-and-tuck round, Agyarko not throwing enough to draw the champion into a firefight ... but more positive there.

A better round from Agyarko, but Kelly feels comfortable enough to showboat in centre ring after connecting cleanly on a two-punch combination. He's in a groove and while it might not be much, he's banking these rounds.

"He's getting uncomfortable with the pace of it," says Kelly's trainer Adam Booth as his charge acknowledges so.

Agyarko is biting on feints, Kelly pings him with two jabs and stabs to the body before using distance to his advantage, taking a step out of range before jabbing forward when he feels it's the right time to push the challenger backwards. A quick punch flurry connects in the final seconds, enough to assert Kelly's subtle lead.

A tense start, Agyarko happy to tie up and both exchange stiff jabs at centre ring. Not much happening yet, though plenty of feinting and jostling for position in a physical affair thus far.

Here we go then... the fighters are in the ring, introductions underway and we're just minutes away from the first bell.

Agyarko looking to become the first Black Irish world champion, while Kelly seeks to build on a legacy-enhancing Bakhram Murtazaliev upset with big-money matchups awaiting tonight's victor.

Elsewhere, the big man is here! Have a look at Joshua's arrival at the venue a few minutes ago:

Just like that, we're onto our first of two world title fights tonight. Reito isn't getting paid for overtime and after Bank went the eight-round distance, we appreciate an early finish!

IBF junior middleweight champion Josh Kelly (18-1-1, 9 KOs) makes his first title defense against Caoimhin Agyarko (18-0, 7 KOs), knowing a three-belt unification against Jaron Boots awaits next with victory.

With an official time of 28 seconds, the Tokyo talent begins his 2026 campaign in a big way by adding a fourth consecutive stoppage victory. Time for more resistance and another step-up, considering Herrera entered this contest with a flashy unbeaten record but hadn't fought anyone of note. Exciting times for the 23-year-old.

A pair of left hands do the trick and 25 seconds into the second frame, it's all over! Reito Tsutsumi blasts past Alvino Herrera, and didn't even break a sweat doing so.

Woof. Reito Tsutsumi's speed is overwhelming, the punch placement devastating and Herrera looks like he's drowning already. A pair of knockdowns in the final minute almost see their contest waved off, not helped by Herrera frantically trying to climb off the canvas ... rather than taking the official's count and being patient.

The junior lightweight prospect was seen backstage working on combinations and getting warmed up with trainer Ismael Salas as well as older brother Hayato, who returned from injury to deliver a second-round knockout of Felix Batista a fortnight ago. After an excellent debut year, the 23-year-old (4-0, 3 KOs) gets an upgrade to the 10-round distance against Mexico's Alvino Herrera (18-0-2, 11 KOs).

Bank looks a little frustrated he didn't get the stoppage, though concedes it was his first outing outside Denmark and attributed to a slow - by his standards - start in the first three rounds.

"My opponent was undefeated, I did what Canelo couldn't do by knocking out [William] Scull in the 12th round."

On how far away he is from a world title fight next, as the WBO and WBC's No. 2-rated super middleweight contender:

"It's not up to me anymore, it's my time to have the world title chance and I'm waiting for it now. I beat August, he beat the guy Hamzah is fighting so let's see what happens after."

He says he'll be back ringside to watch Sheeraz-Simon Zachenhuber, taking place in roughly two hours' time.

80-72 scores across the board for The Ring's No. 8 super middleweight Jacob Bank, let's hear from him now...

Final frame and Bank is flirting with a late stoppage here ... continues pinging August's head back with straight shots, then a body shot and some slick counterpunching off the ropes.

He can afford to look at manager Spencer Brown, as if to say are you seeing this? He connects on two big right hands, though the 31-year-old holds firm under duress as the final bell sounds. August didn't stop trying, which is a credit to the unbeaten boxer, though he was simply outclassed against a smooth operator on this occasion.

Two more rounds to go and Bank is back to his purposeful ways, planting his feet, edging closer and digging punches to head and body once more. Boxing beautifully, August lands a stray right hand but little else.

"If you don't let your hands go, you'll never know," is the cry from Pawel August's head coach Dean Lewis as they head into the sixth, think that says all you need to know. Bank is lectured by the referee about pushing off in exchanges and he replies by bobbing and weaving his way forward, crunching uppercuts and body shots.

August has slowed, both in output and pressure, Bank is having his way with him now! Lands a pair of single shots, then an uppercut, one-two, stray left hand to finish the stanza. The Brit will do well to hear the final bell here.

The pair exchange shots at close and mid-range, Bank connects on a two, then three-punch combination as he physically shrugs August off him in the clinch, then gets his offense off. Too slow to exit out, he gets tagged before landing a few single uppercuts to end another commanding frame.

Bank has landed 31 of his 70 power punches (44%) through three rounds, compared to 13 of 37 for August (35%).

This war of attrition continues and will see the second-half, after a more promising half-minute from the Brit with Bank punished for having those hands low.

August is read the riot act in the corner between rounds, being urged to quicken his feet up and make Bank work more than he has been doing ... otherwise he won't be able to tire him out and land his best shots.

Bank's attacks are consistently finding a home for their intended target and while August isn't disguising his entries, that front-foot approach is a double-edged sword: Bank damaging him steadily but absorbing some punishment in equal measure.

August lands a nice body shot, Bank pings him in response with a beautiful jab ... this round has quickly intensified, barely a minute in. August is marked up below his left eye, Bank keeping his hands low and the 25-year-old is in his flow state now.

August's aggressive start is refreshing to see! The Taunton resident isn't giving Bank much of a chance to breathe, pressing forward though the Dane is happily piercing through the guard and curling shots off the back foot. Just as I say that, Bank connects on a big body shot to end a competitive opening frame ahead.

Next, Pawel August (18-0, 7 KOs) and The Ring's No. 8 super middleweight Jacob Bank (19-0, 11 KOs) are making their ringwalks before their eight-round offering at 168 pounds.

Ring champion Oleksandr Usyk, who relinquished his trio of heavyweight titles last month, analyses the divisional landscape on the live broadcast while praising WBC champion Agit Kabayel and Moses Itauma, who faces a career-best challenge in longtime contender Filip Hrgovic next month. Interesting tidbits there...

Joshua's foe-turned-teammate Oleksandr Usyk has given his thoughts on tonight's main event. Watch below:

Indian junior middleweight hopeful Nishant Dev (7-0, 5 KOs) began the main card with a vicious first-round knockout of Peru's Cesar Diaz (10-3, 5 KOs) as the Matchroom-backed youngster, 25, delivered another sharp ending to his second contest scheduled for eight rounds.

Diaz was floored by a southpaw counter shot, two minutes into the contest and Dev varied punches to head and body before logging two more knockdowns. That short left uppercut, wow...

There's growing optimism the 2024 Olympian can make waves, not just for himself, but India's booming 1.4 billion population as a star within a discipline lacking many role models or inspiring stories at the elite level.

A real mixture of stoppages and points victories across a seven-fight offering on YouTube earlier, topped by Oleksandr Usyk's latest protege Oleksandr Khyzhniak at light heavyweight. Best keep an eye on him, me thinks.

My name's Mosope Ominiyi and I'll be taking you through the action as it unfolds, exclusively on DAZN PPV, as we see the much-anticipated return of Joshua in Saudi Arabia ... knowing victory (and an impressive one!) will set the wheels in motion for a Fury clash later this year. Who's ready?

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