LONDON, May 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The biggest fight in boxing, this Saturday 18 May, starring WBC and Lineal Champion Tyson 'The Gypsy King' Fury vs WBO/IBF/WBA unified champion Oleksandr Usyk, is available to watch live globally only on DAZN.
RING WALK TIMINGS:
Tune in for the main broadcast at 5pm BST (6pm CET, 12pm ET) and watch the high-quality undercards build the excitement before the main event commence around 11:05pm BST (10.30 CET, 4.30 ET). See below for a 'Brief Rundown of the Card'.
SATURDAY MAY 18:
Fight 1 - DAVID NYIKA v MICHAEL SEITZ
8 x 3 Minute Rounds Cruiserweight
Fight 2 - SERGEY KOVALEV v ROBIN SIRWAN SAFAR
10 x 3 Minute Rounds Light - Heavyweight
Fight 3 – MARK CHAMBERLAIN v JOSHUA WAHAB
12 x 3 Minute Rounds Lightweight
Fight 4 – MOSES ITAUMA v IIJA MEZENCEV
10 x 3 Minute Rounds Heavyweight
Fight 5 – FRANK SANCHEZ v AGIT KABAYEL
12 x 3 Minute Rounds Heavyweight
FIGHT 6 – JOE CORDINA v ANTHONY CACACE
12 x 3 Minute Rounds Super Featherweight
FIGHT 7 – JAI OPETAIA v MAIRIS BREIDIS
10 x 3 Minute Rounds Cruiserweight
FIGHT 8 – TYSON FURY v OLEKSANDR USYK
12 x 3 Minute Rounds Heavyweight
A BRIEF RUNDOWN OF THE CARD:
- The Main event will see the biggest fight in boxing - WBC and Lineal Champion Tyson 'The Gypsy King' Fury vs WBO/IBF/WBA unified champion Oleksandr Usyk in a history-making showdown. The winner will become boxing's first Undisputed Heavyweight Champion since Britain's Lennox Lewis claimed that honour 24 years ago, in 1999, but this time four belts are on the line for the first time in history.
- The undefeated Australian Jai Opetaia will take on three-time cruiserweight world champion Mairis Briedis for the IBF world championship and Ring Magazine belt in a rematch of their exhilarating action packed 2022 encounter.
- Undefeated Welsh Olympian Joe Cordina will defend his IBF world super featherweight championship against IBO title holder, Northern Irishman Anthony Cacare.
- Unbeaten German heavyweight star Agit Kabayel faces unbeaten Cuban Frank Sanchez as both return to Riyadh following their knockout victories on the 'Day of Reckoning' card in December in a WBC Final Eliminator.
- Formidable young heavyweight star Moses Itauma, the World Amateur champion, who is tipped to become the future face of boxing's marquee division, takes on Ilja Mezencev in his ninth fight in the professional ranks at the age of just 19.
- Big punching 25-year-old UK lightweight sensation Mark Chamberlain will face the dangerous Nigerian Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab.
- Sergey Kovalev – the former long-standing light heavyweight world champion - will go up against the undefeated Robin Sirwan Safar at cruiserweight.
- Kicking off the show is New Zealand Olympian David Nyika when he faces Michael Seitz at cruiserweight.
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COMMENTARY:
As the Global Home of Boxing, DAZN is thrilled to offer localised commentary across our key markets in 10+ languages.
Our English-language commentary team is unrivalled and boasts incredible expertise and experience from across the boxing scene. This line-up of experts will make up the core commentary experience in the UK, US, Canada and other worldwide markets.
- Kate Abdo
- Ade Oladipo
- Lennox Lewis
- Joseph Parker
- Barry Jones
- Darren Barker
- Chris Mannix
- Ali Drew
- Todd Grisham
- Mike Costello
US
Commentary Language: English
DAZN Commentary Team: Kate Abdo, Ale Oladipo, Lennox Lewis etc
Main Fight Start Time: 18:05 ET
Local Fighter: Octavio Pudivitr
Canada
Commentary Language: English
DAZN Commentary Team: Kate Abdo, Ale Oladipo, Lennox Lewis etc
Main Fight Start Time: 18:05 ET
Australia
Commentary Language: English
DAZN Commentary Team: Kate Abdo, Ale Oladipo, Lennox Lewis etc
Main Fight Start Time: 08:05 AEST
Local Fighter: Jai Opetaia
New Zealand
Commentary Language: English
DAZN Commentary Team: Kate Abdo, Ale Oladipo, Lennox Lewis etc
Main Fight Start Time: 10:05 NZST
Local Fighter: David Nyika
Germany
Commentary Language: German
DAZN Commentary Team: Uli Hebel, Andreas Selak, Bernd Bönte
Main Fight Start Time: 00:05 CET
Local Fighters: Agit Kabayel, Ilja Mezencev, Michael Seitz
Italy
Commentary Language: Italian
DAZN Commentary Team: Niccolò Pavesi, Alessandro Duran, Guiseppe Albi
Main Fight Start Time: 00:05 CET
Spain
Commentary Language: Spanish
DAZN Commentary Team: Jaime Ugarte, Emilio Marquiegui, Álvaro Carrera, Tinin Rodriguez
Main Fight Start Time: 00:05 CET
France
Commentary Language: French
DAZN Commentary Team: Chris Genachte
Main Fight Start Time: 00:05 CET
Ukraine
Commentary Languages: Ukrainian/Russian
DAZN Commentary Team: Maks Didenko/ David Kuchashvili
Main Fight Start Time: 00:05 CET
Local Fighter: Oleksandr Usyk, Daniel Lapin
Portugal
Commentary Language: Portuguese
DAZN Commentary Team: Pedro Matos, Jorge Silva
Main Fight Start Time: 23:05 WET
Saudi Arabia
Commentary Language: Arabic
DAZN Commentary Team: TBC
Main Fight Start Time: 01:05 AST
Poland
Commentary Language: Polish
DAZN Commentary Team: Jan Ciosek, Albert Sosnowski
Main Fight Start Time: 00:05 CET
Belgium
Commentary Language: French
DAZN Commentary Team: Chris Genachte
Main Fight Start Time: 00:05 CET
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