Derek Chisora goes head-to-head with Joseph Parker in a heavyweight duel tonight – but it surely’s removed from the one bout of the evening with Andy Ruiz Jr and Katie Taylor among the many different pugilists in motion on both facet of the Atlantic.
Chisora weighed in 9 kilos heavier than Parker forward of their AO Area battle in Manchester.
The British bruiser’s supervisor David Haye forged doubt on Chisora even getting into the ring on Friday if he’s instructed to enter the squared circle first earlier than Parker, regardless of dropping the coin toss.
Del Boy comes into the battle with a 32-10 document whereas New Zealander Parker, the previous WBO champion, is 21-2 having misplaced to Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte each in 2018.
There are not any titles on the road between the 2 heavyweight contenders however there will probably be for Katie Taylor, the Irishwoman defending her undisputed world light-weight titles towards Natasha Jones on the identical invoice.
Chris Eubank Jr and Campbell Hatton, the sons of two of British boxing’s all-time greats, will even be among the many fighters buying and selling leather-based this night.
Ruiz hasn’t stepped into the ring since dropping his rematch with Anthony Joshua in December 2019 in the meantime.
The Mexican-American takes on Chris Arreola in one other heavyweight battle on the Dignity Well being Sports activities Park in California.
Ruiz, 33-2, is seeking to bounce again from simply his second profession loss final day out.
He takes on seasoned veteran Arreola, 9 years older than him with a 36-6-1 document, and appears in glorious bodily form as he seeks to make his approach again up the rankings.
Specific Sport rounds up all the knowledge that you must know from tonight’s fights in the UK and the US under.
Full schedules and undercards
DEREK CHISORA VS JOSEPH PARKER
Derek Chisora v Joseph Parker
Katie Taylor v Natasha Jonas
Dmitry Bivol v Craig Richards
Chris Eubank Jr v Marcus Morrison
James Tennyson v Jovanni Straffon
Campbell Hatton v Levi Dunn
Scott Fitzgerald v Gregory Trenel
ANDY RUIZ JR VS CHRIS ARREOLA
Andy Ruiz Jr vs Chris Arreola
Erislandy Lara vs Thomas Lamanna
Eduardo Ramirez vs Isaac Avelar
Omar Figueroa vs Abel Ramos
Sebastian Fundora vs Jorge Cota
Jesus Ramos vs Javier Molina
Battle instances
DEREK CHISORA VS JOSEPH PARKER
With the cardboard starting at 7pm within the UK, the principle occasion is anticipated to get underway at between 10pm and 10.30pm.
Ring walks for Chisora vs Parker may very well be later than that although if the undercard runs longer than anticipated.
ANDY RUIZ JR VS CHRIS ARREOLA
For UK followers, Ruiz Jr shouldn’t be anticipated to step into the ring in Carson, California till round 5am.
Which means both a late evening or a really early morning for these wanting dwell updates. The undercard will get underway at round 3am.
Dwell streams
DEREK CHISORA VS JOSEPH PARKER
Sky Sports activities Field Workplace are displaying the motion from a stacked undercard, which incorporates Katie Taylor, Chris Eubank Jr and Ricky Hatton’s son Campbell.
The worth of the pay-per-view occasion is £19.95.
ANDY RUIZ JR VS CHRIS ARREOLA
It at the moment stays unclear how battle followers within the UK can watch Ruiz’s battle dwell and people hoping to might doubtlessly be left disillusioned.
US-based boxing followers can watch it on Fox Sports activities PPV at $49.99 (£36).
The occasion can be streamed on the Fox Sports activities app through Apple TV, Roku, Hearth TV, Xbox and different streaming gadgets.