Justis Huni appoints Josh Arnold to prepare him for fight with Frazer Clarke
Mar 12, 2026 • 1:08 PM ET
Justis Huni has recruited Josh Arnold to train him for his fight on April 11 with Frazer Clarke.
The Australian’s first contest since his first defeat – via knockout, by Fabio Wardley in June 2025 – will be at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the undercard of Tyson Fury-Arslanbek Makhmudov.
He had been scheduled to fight the New Zealander Kiki Toa Leutele in a rematch on the undercard of Jai Opetaia-Huseyin Cinkara on December 6, but the sudden, unexpected death of Keri Fiu – who he promoted to the position of trainer in the aftermath of the defeat by Wardley – contributed to their date getting cancelled.
Wardley’s former rival and fellow Englishman Clarke – who is working under Joe Gallagher for the first time, having separated from Angel Fernandez – will instead be his opponent for what represents a high-risk fight for both.
Arnold is respected in Australian boxing circles for his work with, among others, the junior middleweight Ben Mahoney and the middleweight Michael Zerafa. Huni – at 26 years old, eight years younger than Clarke – continues to be considered one of Australia’s most promising fighters and, to that end, as a late-notice replacement opponent was convincingly leading Wardley on the scorecards until he was dramatically stopped in the 10th round.
Declan Warrington has been writing about boxing for the British and Irish national newspapers since 2010. He is also a long-term contributor to Boxing News, Boxing News Presents and Talksport, and formerly the boxing correspondent for the Press Association, a pundit for BoxNation and a regular contributor to Boxing Monthly, Sport and The Ring, among other publications. In 2023, he conducted the interviews and wrote the script for the audio documentary “Froch-Groves: The Definitive Story”; he is also a member of the BWAA.
