Key Highlights
- There will be three televised preliminary fights before Paul v Joshua. The opening five undercard bouts not carried by the Netflix stream will be available free on Most Valuable Promotions’ YouTube channel. Who else is fighting?Here’s a look at the running order of tonight’s undercard (in reverse chronological order): Alycia Baumgardner v Leila Beaudoin, 12 rounds, for Baumgardner’s WBO, IBF and WBA women’s junior lightweight titles Anderson Silva v Tyron Woodley, six rounds, cruiserweights Caroline Dubois v Camila Panatta, 10 rounds, for Dubois’ WBC women’s lightweight title Cherneka Johnson v Amanda Galle, 10 rounds, for Johnson’s undisputed women’s bantamweight championship Yokasta Valle v Yadira Bustillos, 10 rounds, for Valle’s WBC women’s strawweight title Avious Griffin v Justin Cardona, eight rounds, welterweights Jahmal Harvey v Kevin Cervantes, six rounds, junior lightweights Keno Marley v Diarra Davis Jr, four rounds, cruiserweights What’s at stake?No titles are on the line in the eight-round heavyweight fight.
- Joshua outweighed Paul by nearly 30lb at Thursday’s weigh-in, coming in at 243.4lb to Paul’s 216.6lb, a disparity that has fueled safety concerns across the sport.
- Despite the criticism, the bout is expected to be among the more lucrative in boxing history, with reports suggesting a combined purse of around $184m (£137.4).
