Undefeated heavyweight Anthony Joshua is getting back into the ring this weekend, facing Alexander Povetkin, a mandatory challenger to Joshua's WBA title. Joshua will have everything on the line, including each of his heavyweight titles.
The Joshua vs. Povetkin fight is Saturday at London's Wembley Stadium and a near-sellout crowd of more than 70,000 is expected. You can find Joshua vs. Povetkin fight time and live stream free information for the United States below.
The two former Olympic champion fighters will meet in a heavyweight clash that likely paves the way for Joshua to have needed leeway to fight Deontay Wilder at a future date should he win on Saturday. "Joshua holds three of the four major world titles -- the IBF, WBA and WBO -- with Wilder's WBC belt the only thing between him being undisputed heavyweight champion," according to the Telegraph.
Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin
Date: Saturday, September 22, 2018
Where: Wembley Stadium, London
Fight Time: About 10 p.m. London Time or 5 p.m. Eastern Time in the U.S. on Saturday (it's hard to predict exactly when the fight will start since it is dependent upon when undercard fights end. However, the fighters are excepted to walk into the ring at about 10 p.m., according to the Telegraph.)
TV channel: In the UK, the fight will be shown on Sky Sports Box Office.
To live stream in the United States, you can get free live streaming here with a free trial. It comes on the air at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Here's more about the Joshua vs. Povetkin fight from the Associated Press:
"Anthony Joshua believes his cautious approach against Joseph Parker in his last fight was justified after watching Dillian Whyte struggle against the New Zealander.
"Joshua was taken the distance for the first time in his professional career to relieve Parker of the WBO heavyweight title and become a three-belt champion in March in Cardiff.
However, he highlighted Parker's fight with Whyte in July, in which both fighters were knocked down before the Briton earned a narrow unanimous points win, as proof that his strategy in Cardiff was correct."
"If I didn't win that Parker fight, I wouldn't be here now," Joshua said, according to the AP. "If I went to try and knock him out, anything could have happened. "Look at the fight with Dillian and Parker. By an inch he got that decision, and I don't want fights like that. I want to win clear and make sure that it sets up bigger and better things."
"How I approach this fight is going to be completely different to how I approach the Parker fight because he's a completely different style of fighter," Joshua said. "But I'm confident."
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