This was our preview of Agit Kabayel vs Frank Sanchez – click here for a full report on how the German claimed a brilliant upset win by seventh-round knockout.
Agit Kabayel vs Frank Sanchez is now just hours away as two heavyweight contenders prepare to get it on in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The two unbeaten top-10 heavyweights will lock horns on the undercard of the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk unification battle in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
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It’s another key bout in shaping the future of the sport’s marquee weight class, with the WBC giving it Final Eliminator status for the belt currently held by the aforementioned Fury.
Here are all the details for a fight which is sure to have the boxing purists salivating as they look forward to that huge night in the desert.
When is Kabayel vs Sanchez?
The big fight will go down tonight (Saturday May 18) on that Fury vs Usyk show in Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena. Another W for that man Turki Alalshikh and the Saudi General Entertainment Authority.
Ring walk times are expected to take place around 8pm UK time (9pm CET, 3pm Eastern Time and noon PST if you are watching on the West Coast).
How to watch the fight live
If you are watching in the UK you have a multitude of options for this one, with three outlets all carrying the PPV. You can watch on DAZN PPV, on TNT Sports Box Office (formerly BT Sport) or on Sky Sports Box Office. Take your pick with all pricing just shy of £25.
If you are watching in the United States, then DAZN or ESPN PPV are your platforms of choice with both charging $69.99 for the privilege.
Kabayel vs Sanchez weights
The weigh-in for the big showdown took place in Riyadh on Friday May 17, 2024 and both men scaled a little over 238lbs (17 stones exactly).
Agit Kabayel record
European heavyweight champion Kabayel has a perfect pro resume of 24-0 with 16 of those wins coming inside distance. The 31-year-old German, who stands 6ft 3ins tall, produced probably his best ever performance last time out when stopping the giant Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov inside four rounds on that ‘Day of Reckoning’ card in Riyadh last December.
Frank Sanchez record
Cuban slickster Sanchez is a thing of technical beauty to watch – somebody the purists should love. He too has a 24-0 record in the paid ranks with 17 KOs. Like Kabayel, he is 31 years of age and he stands 6ft 4ins tall.
Last time out Sanchez took a little time to warm to his task before stopping Junior Fa in Round 7 of their showdown on that ‘Day of Reckoning’ card. His best win as a pro outside of that was a convincing decision over highly-regarded Nigerian Efe Ajagba on the Fury vs Wilder 3 undercard in October 2021.
