Joshua vs Pulev: What time is the fight and when are the ring walks?

Joshua and Pulev finally get it on this Saturday

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What TV channel is Joshua vs Pulev on and is there a live stream?

Joshua is back on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK, and the pay-per-view price this time is £24.95, the same price it was for the Ruiz Jr rematch – despite Eddie Hearn insisting at the time that the enhanced price was a one-off.

You can order the fight online here and you are able to stream in live on desktop or through the app.

The fight outside the UK can be viewed on DAZN, with information about how to view the action in your region here.

When is the weigh-in?

There is no weight limit for the heavyweights, but for ceremonial purposes, you can watch the two fighters step onto the scales after the undercard fighters at 1pm on Friday, December 11. Coverage from the weight-in will be on Sky Sports Boxing’s YouTube page and Sky Sports News.

What fights are on the undercard?

  • Lawrence Okolie v Nikodem Jezewski   – cruiserweight
  • Hughie Fury v Mariusz Wach – heavyweight
  • Martin Bakole v Sergey Kuzmin – WBC international heavyweight title
  • Qais Ashfaq v Ashley Lane – super-bantamweight
  • Florian Marku v Alex Fearon – welterweight
  • Macaulay McGowan v Kieron Conway – super-welterweight

Odds

Joshua outright: 1/10

Joshua by knockout: 4/11

Joshua by decision: 7/2

Pulev outright: 6/1

Pulev by knockout: 9/1

Pulev by decision: 22/1

Draw: 25/1

Joshua celebrates recapturing his belts after defeating Ruiz Jr

Prediction

Pulev should be made for Joshua, if he can flick the switch to become the vicious finisher he was before the Ruiz fights. The straight right ought to land regularly and when Pulev wobbles, we expect the Briton to jump on the Bulgarian and finish him off to perfectly set up the undisputed fight with Fury in 2021. Joshua inside five round.

What are the fighters saying?

Joshua: “My body is just a vessel that carries my brain, so I have trained my brain more than I have trained my body. I am ready for war. I am ready for a fight and looking forward to it.”

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Pulev: “I will be absolutely different because I have a lot of experience from that fight and now I will be new Kubrat Pulev. It (Joshua-Fury) will be a good fight, but I don’t believe that this fight is going to happen because I will win on Saturday night.

“We see a lot of mistakes from Anthony, a lot of bad sides to him. I think these mistakes, and the bad sides, stay. This was my late father’s dream.

“That is why me and my brother are here. His project was that he have sons and for these boys to become boxing champions. And we are now real, this is now fact. He looks from above and I’m sure he’s happy. He wants to win on Saturday night with me.”

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