Anthony Joshua and Otto Wallin meet at the Day of Reckoning press conference. Photo: Getty Images/Tom Dulat
Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Joseph Parker and Daniel Dubois will fight at the same event this weekend on a night of elite boxing billed as “Day of Reckoning.”
It's the event will take the place of the postponed Tyson Fury fight. a fight with Oleksandr Usyk, which is expected to happen in early 2024 after Fury's poor performance against Francis Ngannou.
Unusually, rival promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren have fighters on the same card, and the promotional press conference marked the first time they were in the same room.
Hearn and Warren have exchanged numerous verbal barbs over the years but have put their differences aside, which could improve the chances of a future dream fight between Fury and Joshua.
Joshua must first get past Swede Otto Wallin, and a win could set up a date with Wilder if the American takes the case against Parker.
When will the Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin fight take place?
Saturday, December 23. In the world of pay-per-view boxing, it is difficult to guarantee an exact start time, but the fight is unlikely to start before 10.30pm UK time if, as expected, it is the final bout of the evening.
< p>Joshua has had problems in the past against southpaws, and that will be tested against the 33-year-old Wallin.
What are the fighters saying? In an interview with Telegraph Sport, Wallin said he had noticed a chink in Joshua's armor, saying: “I think he feels he's vulnerable… he knows he could lose and I feel like he's fighting now not to lose. instead of fighting.” to win.”
Read the full interview here
When is the Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker fight?
Also on Saturday, December 23rd. Wilder vs. Parker will likely be the penultimate fight – before Joshua vs. Wallin – but the exact start time could depend on the length of the undercard fights.
What are the fighters saying?
Ahead of Saturday's fight, Wilder told Telegraph Sport how he spends his time away from the ring. The heavyweight visited Costa Rica, immersing himself in a psychedelic world of self-discovery. “They made the drug on site, DMT (dimenthyltryptamine), and it was just a wonderful experience. This has helped me in my life. “I’m one of the luckiest people I know in life, and God is good.” You can read the interview here.
Where are the battles taking place?
In the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. The kingdom is trying to establish itself as a destination for boxing's biggest events, particularly in the heavyweight division, hosting Fury's 2019 matchup against Ngannou and Joshua's rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019. Fury vs. Usyk will also take place in Saudi Arabia. Arabia.
His Excellency Turki Alalshih, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), said: “The Day of Reckoning fights represent a highly anticipated event offered by Riyadh Season for boxing fans this year. It unites a number of world boxing champions in revolutionary fights.”
Hearn said: “We are delighted to be returning to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Riyadh season and what will ultimately be a historic event for the entire country.” our sport. I would like to thank His Excellency Turki Alalshih for giving us this fantastic opportunity.”
Why on the same night?
Having postponed this date for the Fury-Usyk fight (which has since been rescheduled), the Saudi organizers did not want so that the date of December 23 passes without a major event.
“At the end of the day, money settles disputes – and that’s what makes this happen,” Warren told talkSPORT. “Everyone gets what they want, and it was amazing.”
Hearn added: “Nobody had time to think about it. Nobody had time to watch old interviews and think, “He said it!”
“Our instructions from His Excellency were very clear. Just like Frank… “I don't care about all this talk between you guys. This is what I want. Make it happen.”
“I truly believe that if the deal is right, if the situation is right, if our fighters have the opportunity, we will do everything we can to make it happen.
As I can see is this in the UK?
In the UK, the entire event will be broadcast on pay-per-view on Dazn and TNT Sports Box Office. It will cost £19.99 on any platform.
- Dazn customers can purchase the fight online at www.dazn.com or through the Dazn app, available on their Smart TVs, streaming sticks, laptops, tablets, mobile phones and gaming consoles.
- Sky customers can shop on channel 494 using their remote control or via https://www.sky.com/boxoffice/tnt-sports
- Virgin Media TV UK customers: TiVo and/or customers For your V6 set-top box, go to the On Demand section and select Live Events; Customers with a Virgin TV 360 and/or Stream set-top box should go to the Pay to View Events panel.
- EE TV customers can go to channel 495 and pay using their remote control.
- Co-main event: Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin
- Co-main event: Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker.
- Daniel Dubois vs. Jarrell Miller.
- Dmitry Bivol vs. Lyndon. Arthur
- Jai Opetaya vs Ellis Zorro
- Philip Hrgovic vs Mark de Maury
- Arslanbek Makhmudov vs Agit Kabayel
- Frank Sanchez vs Junior Fa
- Joshua beats Wallin 2/7
- Wallin beats Joshua >10/3
- Draw20/1
- Wilder will defeat Parker1/5
- Parker will defeat Wilder2 /9
- Draw25/1
>< /ul>Who is on the undercard?
What are the odds?
“Wallin is good,” Hearn said recently. “They used to spar. AJ beat him in the amateurs – that was a long time ago, yes, but really, ideally, you don't really want to fight a southpaw, you want to deal with Otto Wallin. And we have enough faith in AJ's ability to take this fight and win this fight. But it will be difficult. And he has to be aggressive in this fight. I believe he will stop him.”
“[Parker] should be worried,” Wilder said. “Anyone who comes across me should be worried. Women lie, men lie, but the numbers don't lie, and I'm the hardest puncher in the history of boxing, and the numbers don't lie at all. Every guy I've faced I've knocked out or been knocked out, so I'm very dangerous and he should know that.
“I don't think it's going to be a long, drawn-out fight, I think it will be over before you know it.”
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