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          Anthony Joshua-Oleksandr Usyk: How to watch, stream the heavyweight title fight

          • ESPN
          Sep 21, 2021, 10:56 AM ET

          Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world titles against former cruiserweight undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk. The bout will be held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday (DAZN, 1 p.m. ET).

          Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs), 31, of Watford, England, won the IBF belt with a third-round TKO victory over Eric Molina in 2016. He added the WBA title with an impressive victory over Wladimir Klitschko in 2017 and the WBO title in a unanimous-decision win over Joseph Parker in 2018. Joshua lost the belts in a seventh-round TKO loss to Andy Ruiz in 2019, but won them back in the rematch six months later. Now he faces Usyk, the WBO mandatory challenger.

          "It's just a great opportunity for boxing," Joshua said during training camp. "People want to see these fights, obviously we were trying to get the undisputed fight before [against WBC champion Tyson Fury], but that fell through. When you want to challenge yourself, you always want the next best thing. Usyk was the next best thing in line -- my mandatory."

          Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs), 34, of Shypyntsi, Ukraine, became the first undisputed cruiserweight champion by defeating Murat Gassiev in the World Boxing Super Series final in 2018. He made one defense against Tony Bellew and then moved to heavyweight, where he has victories over Chazz Witherspoon and Derek Chisora.

          "I'm focusing on becoming a champion in the heavyweight division. I'm not motivated by money or titles or belts, my only motivation is boxing, and this is what I'm doing for the sake of boxing," Usyk said.

          Also on the card is a cruiserweight title bout between WBO champion Lawrence Okolie and Dilan Prasovic, and the return of former super middleweight titlist Callum Smith in a 10-round light heavyweight battle against Lenin Castillo.

          Where can I watch the Joshua-Usyk fight card?

          The main card on DAZN begins at 1 p.m. ET, with the Alvarez-Saunders bout set for 5:10 p.m. ET. You will need to purchase a subscription to DAZN to watch. The event is also available on traditional pay-per-view for $34.99, which includes a subscription to DAZN until the end of October 2021.

          The full card:

          • Title fight: Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk, 12 rounds, for Joshua's IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles

          • Title fight: Lawrence Okolie vs. Dilan Prasovic, 12 rounds, for Okolie's WBO title

          • Callum Smith vs. Lenin Castillo, 10 rounds, light heavyweights

          • Maxim Prodan vs. Florian Marku, 10 rounds, welterweights

          • Christopher Ousley vs. Khasan Baysangurov, 10 rounds, middleweights

          • Campbell Hatton vs. Sonni Martinez, six rounds, lightweights

          • Daniel Lapin vs. Pawel Martyniuk, six rounds, light heavyweights

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