There will be plenty of action to choose from this weekend in a bumper double-bill.
Lyndon Arthur faces Anthony Yarde in a light-heavyweight rematch which is followed by a lightweight showdown between Devin Haney and JoJo Diaz.
Arthur and Yarde will meet in the ring for the second time at the Copper Box in London with the latter looking to avenge his points defeat from last year.
The pair have had heated exchanges in the build-up to the clash, with Arthur bringing constant reminders to his domestic rival of his victory with just one hand after suffering an injury during the fight.
After the conclusion of the British fight night, attention will switch to America where lightweight star Devin Haney will defend his WBC title against JoJo Diaz.
He will be looking to set up a new undisputed showdown with George Kambosos who recorded a shock defeat against Teofimo Lopez last weekend.
Find out all you need to know for the huge night of action tonight…
Lyndon Arthur vs Anthony Yarde 2
What time will the fights start?
The main event between Arthur and Yarde will be expected to take place between 10-10:30pm after the conclusion of the undercard.
Action will begin at 7pm with a stacked domestic undercard featuring the best of the talent from Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions stable.
(Image: Queensberry Promotions)
How to watch on TV and live stream
In the UK, Arthur vs Yarde 2 will be streamed to watch live on BT Sport 1 HD and BT Sport Ultimate on Saturday, with the coverage from the undercard at the Copper Box getting underway first.
Customers can access the action as part of their standard subscription at no extra cost.
Undercard
Hamzah Sheeraz vs Bradley Skeete
Sam Noakes vs Shaun Cooper
Dennis McCann vs Juan Jose Jurado
George Fox vs Kamil Sokolowski
Charles Frankham vs Lee Glover
Masood Abdulah vs Paul Holt
Karol Itauma vs Tamas Laska
Umar Khan vs Luke Merrifield
Sony Liston Ali vs Lee Hallet
Odds
Arthur 11/10
Yarde 8/11
Draw 16/1
Quotes corner
Lyndon Arthur: “ It is completely cool for him to say I am a boring fighter because the boring fighter won. I don’t need to listen to anyone, if they think I am boring, everyone is entitled to an opinion.
“It is sport and everyone in this room has an opinion on me and him. Whether they like me or him is down to them. I don’t care.
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“If I am boring, I will win boring. We will find out on Saturday whether a crowd benefits either of us. He thinks it does, but I don’t think it benefits him. I don’t care, it is a fight and the crowd can’t get in there. They can scream, they can shout and it will make a fun atmosphere. I had Sunny there before and he is like a crowd.”
Anthony Yarde: “It was just decision making and timing. My mindset was not there for the fight. I do not make excuses and I was heated straight after the fight, but you can’t reverse anything and you’ve got to go in there and take opportunities.
“He got the decision, a split decision and there are mixed opinions in boxing. One judge gave it to me by four or five rounds and two gave it to him by one round so it is just perspective and how you see the fight. At the time I thought I won it, they thought it was close and, going back and watching it from a different angle, I thought it was a closer fight as well.
“I watched it back and kept saying it was sh**, but I was going through a lot and my mind was not on boxing at all. People will probably understand that, but I am a person that doesn’t make excuses. It is all about this Saturday.”
Devin Haney vs JoJo Diaz
What time will the fights start?
The main event ring walks between Haney and Diaz are expected to happen between 3:30 and 4am in the UK.
Coverage of the undercard will begin at 1am in the UK which features the likes of heavyweight star Filip Hrgovic and Jessica McCaskill.
How to watch on TV and live stream
The event will be exclusively broadcast live on streaming service DAZN following Matchroom Boxing’s departure from Sky Sports.
DAZN can be watched on multiple devices including laptop, smart TV and mobile.
Undercard
Jessica McCaskill vs Victoria Bustos – Undisputed WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA welterweight titles
Filip Hrgovic vs Scott Alexander
Montana Love vs Carlos Diaz
Austin Willams vs Quatavious Cash
Odds
Haney 1/7
Diaz 20/1
Draw 4/1
Quotes corner
Devin Haney: “JoJo wasn’t in a rush to fight me, I feel like we had to corner him to make him take the fight, all these other guys it’s the same thing.
“They know my skills set, how much I bring to the table, if JoJo didn’t take this fight the world would have known what it really was. December 4, they’re going to see.
“I do feel like his [Joseph Diaz Jr.] style will be tailor made for me, there’s nothing that he can do to win.
“He can’t outbox me, I’ll show him he can’t out bang me, I have the size advantage, all the tools to win.”
JoJo Diaz: “If he wants to try and box, I’m just going to hunt his a** down.
“If he wants to come and bang, I’m just going to bang it out as well. Whatever he wants to bring to the table I’m going to bring it.
“I feel like I’m at my prime, I feel like I’ve already took all the steps I needed to take to be at this point in my life and my career. As far as taking fights with Jesús Rojas, Tevin Farmer, Gary Russell Jr., Javier Fortuna, I’ve already fought those top tier contenders.”
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