The next step toward crowning an undisputed heavyweight champion takes place on Saturday at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when Anthony Joshua defends his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight championships against former undisputed cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua was originally scheduled to face WBC champ Tyson Fury to unify all four recognized heavyweight championships, but Fury was forced to defend his belt in a trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder instead. Joshua received no easy opponent in exchange, being forced to face mandatory challenger Usyk in a dangerous showdown between two of the sport's best fighters.
The undercard fills out rather nicely on Saturday night from London. The co-main event sees a WBO cruiserweight title defense as champion Lawrence Okolie takes on Dilan Prasovic. Okolie, a native of London, has yet to taste defeat in his pro career through 16 bouts. He's scored 13 knockouts along the way and carries some serious power, as evidenced by his knockout of Krzysztof Głowacki in March. Prasovic, meanwhile, also enters unbeaten with 12 knockouts in 15 fights, but the native of Montenegro has not faced the same levels of competition so far.
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Plus, former WBA super middleweight champion Callum Smith is back in action when he takes on Lenin Castillo in a featured contest. Smith has not fought since a decision loss to Canelo Alvarez in December 2020 where he dropped his title. Prior to that, Smith held the WBA's 168-pound title for three fights with wins over George Groves, Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam and John Ryder. Castillo, meanwhile, has won four of his last six with his only two defeats coming against higher levels of competition.
The undercard action gets underway at 1 p.m. ET with the main event ring walks expected at approximately 5:10 p.m. ET. Fans can purchase the event via traditional PPV methods through their local cable providers. It will also be live for any active DAZN subscribers through the website or app. The rest of the fight card and viewing information is listed below.
Viewing information
- Date: Sept. 25 | Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium -- London, England
- Start time: 1 p.m. ET (main event set for approximately 5:10 p.m. ET)
- TV: Traditional PPV for $34.99 (check local listings)
- How to watch/stream: DAZN (subscribe now)
Joshua vs. Usyk fight card, odds
- Anthony Joshua (c) -270 vs. Oleksandr Usyk +220, WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight championship
- Lawrence Okolie (c) -2200 vs. Dilan Prasovic +1100, WBO cruiserweight championship
- Callum Smith -4000 vs. Lenin Castillo +1500, light heavyweight
- Florian Marku -700 vs. Maxim Prodan +500, welterweight
- Christopher Ousley -110 vs. Khasan Baysangurov -110, middleweight
- Campbell Hatton -3000 vs. Sonni Martinez +1300, lightweight
- Daniel Lapin -4500 vs. Pawel Martyniuk +1600, light heavyweight
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