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Everything you need to know about Joshua vs Klitschko, where to watch and more

Alex Rea

18:55 29/04/2017

Britain is set for the biggest boxing bout in its history as Anthony Joshua defends his IBF heavyweight title against Wladimir Klitschko with the vacant WBA strap also on the line.

The clash will be played out in a modern era record of 90,000 fans at the Wembley Stadium as two giants of the division collide.

We’ve got everything you need to know ahead of the fight.

When is the fight?

Well, as you probably know by now it’s tonight with broadcasters around the world showcasing the fight.

What time will it be on?

Obviously it depends on the undercard and the duration of those fights but you can expect the ring walk time to be approximately 01:00am UAE time with the fight commencing after the theatrics are done.

How can you watch in the UAE?

OSN is your home for combat sport these days and they will be showing the fight on OSN Sports Action 2.

Who else is there to look out for?

There’s a packed undercard with British Olympian Lawrence Okolie in heavyweight action with his third pro fight. Former WBA super-bantamweight champ Scott Quigg is back in action at featherweight while Irish superstar Katie Taylor fights for her first belt.

  • Joe Cordina vs TBC (four x three mins Super-Featherweight Contest)
  • Josh Kelly vs Faheem Khan (four x three mins Super-Welterweight Contest)
  • Lawrence Okolie vs Russell Henshaw (four x three mins Cruiserweight Contest)
  • Katie Taylor vs Nina Meinke (10 x two mins WBA Inter-Continental Lightweight Championship)
  • Luke Campbell vs Darleys Perez (12 x three mins WBA World Lightweight Championship Eliminator)
  • Scott Quigg vs Viorel Simon (12 x  three mins IBF World Featherweight Championship Eliminator)

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