LONDON, May 17, 2024 -- 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.

IMAGERY:

The link contains complimentary imagery from fight week:

Arrivals https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/5nwz8kd2gpnxax7ekw7c0/ADrzkaSX1axhTHViGJGHUO4?rlkey=yfc2hkjaf1jhmra9opehrotvi&dl=0

Workout https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/j51ai4r50ntqqnyijis2h/AKsPwAv49_4O_NDGkQaA0qM?rlkey=7zs653v1i73waabsc08op6y7q&dl=0 

Presser https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/i4f8zz307zo1gw0o6jbgh/AG2zJytPIm4kH9i2IXRfvd8?rlkey=xyo3wc5m2g84l76tyqt6jxlin&dl=0 

Weigh in https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/0yflu8cy9sucqrn4sdilk/ADkMrqCgYAn03WWa3JMwNuE?rlkey=52lxeesj9ygdwjw5923zu5wto&dl=0 

Fight night https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/y7p5dc3rz3ek49m46etxo/ABkqnS3FjSC1eGNkm9ev8Vg?rlkey=s3mletjxr1pdtf3v1swuxnc9y&dl=0 

Please accredit Queensberry.  

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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