Boxing tonight (Saturday June 7) sees Ipswich at the centre of the fight game world as Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni takes centre stage.
This heavyweight blockbuster is for the highest of stakes as well, with the WBA interim world heavyweight title on the line as local boy Wardley faces Aussie raider Huni at Ipswich Town’s Portman Road football stadium.
A massive crowd is expected as Fabio (18-0-1) bids to continue his epic rise from the UK’s white collar boxing scene to the brink of a world title shot. Huni (12-0) meanwhile gets an unexpected opportunity due to the withdrawal of US star Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller.
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Here are all the details you need ahead of what should be a spectacular night in Suffolk.
Schedule, running order and TV
Coverage starts at 4.40pm local time (5.40pm CET, 11.40am Eastern, 8.40am Pacific) with the first portion of the show available for free on the Queensberry Promotions and DAZN YouTube channels. Nice bonus for fight fans, and these are the fights you can watch:
Super-featherweight: Lillie Winch vs Katerina Dvorakova (6×2)
Super-featherweight: Umar Khan vs Moises Garcia (8×3)
Middleweight: Sam Gilley vs Gideon Onyenani (8×3)
Lightweight: Billy Adams vs Alexander Morales (6×3)
Then the main portion of the show begins at 6.30pm local time (7.30pm CET, 1.30pm Eastern, 10.30am Pacific) and this is ONLY available on DAZN. It is not a PPV show so it is available for free to existing subscribers. The running order looks like this:
Heavyweight: Nelson Hysa vs Patrick Korte (10×3)
Cruiserweight: Mike Perez vs Steven Ward (10×3)
Middleweight: Lewis Richardson vs Dmitri Protkunas (6×3)
Light welterweight: Pierce O’Leary vs Liam Dillon (12×3)
Heavyweight: Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni (12×3)
There is also a float bout (timing tbc) which is Jack Williams vs Fernando Joaquin Valdez – a 4-rounder at featherweight.
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Wardley vs Huni ring walks
Ring walks for the main event are expected to take place at around 10pm local time (11pm CET, 5pm Eastern, 2pm Pacific). It’s always worth setting your alarm a little earlier just in case things get started quicker than expected.
What are Wardley and Huni fighting for?
Like we said, the WBA interim world heavyweight title is on the line – whoever wins gets the position as mandatory challenger for the title currently held by the great Oleksandr Usyk.
Usyk will face off with Daniel Dubois at Wembley on July 19 in a massive unification blockbuster for all of the heavyweight marbles, so the Wardley vs Huni winner will be in line for a shot at the victor.
