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2 Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev headlines a cracking night of boxing action in London tonight.
Britain’s heavyweight world champion will return to the ring after 12 months away to put his belts on the line against IBF mandatory challenger Pulev in front of 1,000 people at Wembley Arena.
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And there was plenty of action to enjoy before the main event as Lawrence Okolie and Hughie Fury both took to the ring.
Here’s a full rundown of what happened on the undercard…
Joshua v Pulev: Undercard
Up and coming cruiserweight Okolie took his unbeaten professional record to 15 wins.
He had been due to face Krzysztof Glowacki for the vacant WBO cruiserweight title but he tested positive for COVID-19 last week and was forced to pull out.
Nikodem Jezewski stepped in as his replacement but proved no match for the classy Okolie.
Hughie Fury, cousin of world champion Tyson, was in action prior to Okolie as he beat Mariusz Wach but suffered a gruesome eye injury in doing so.
MAIN EVENT: Anthony Joshua v Kubrat Pulev – for WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles Lawrence Okolie v Nikodem Jezewski – WBO international cruiserweight title (RESULT – Okolie wins by second round KO) Hughie Fury v Mariusz Wach – heavyweight (RESULT – Fury wins on points) Martin Bakole v Sergey Kuzmin – WBC international heavyweight title (RESULT – Bakole wins on points) Kieron Conway v Macaulay McGowan – light-middleweight (RESULT – Conway wins on points) Florian Marku v Jamie Stewart – welterweight (RESULT – draw) Qais Ashfaq vs Ashley Lane – super-bantamweight (RESULT – Ashfaq wins by fourth round stoppage)
Lawrence Okolie and Nikodem Jezewski Weigh In ahead of their cruiserweight fightMatchroom
Joshua v Pulev: How to watch
The fight will be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office with their broadcast starting from 6pm.
It will be available for £24.95, with the full undercard and main event shown.
You can also live stream for the same price on your computer, mobile and tablet devices through the Sky app and website.
Sky Sports Box Office is also now available on BT TV. There are two ways to make the purchase – by tuning to channel 496 or by searching for the event in the BT Player.
Hughie Fury and Mariusz Wach clash this weekendgetty
Joshua v Pulev: What has been said?
Anthony Joshua will ditch the cautious plan which saw him beat Andy Ruiz Jr and look to finish Kubrat Pulev with a knockout, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn.
“Against Ruiz, he came in really light because he knew he needed to move,” Hearn told talkSPORT. “For this fight, I think he wants to do more damage and go back to the wrecking ball machine we all know and love.
“Pulev is very good, he’s only lost once to Wladimir Klitschko, he’s got an excellent jab and he’s the No. 1 challenger.
“It’s going to be tricky for the first few rounds, and as always in AJ fights, there will be some ups and downs, a few hairy moments, but I think he’s going to look really good and you’ll see a devastating knockout.
“AJ is not one of those guys who likes to box and move for 12 rounds and stay out of trouble, not trying to finish his opponent.
“He’s a wrecking ball, he loves to knock people out, he’s fast, he’s strong, he punches very hard. That’s him and he’ll never change.
“The Ruiz fight showed him that sometimes you have to be a bit smarter. Tomorrow night, you will see a little bit of boxing, but when he hurts Pulev, he’ll be as dangerous as ever and he’ll be looking to finish the job.”
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