Lauren Price and Deontay Wilder headline action-packed boxing weekend
Welterweight champion Lauren Price defends her world titles and heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora collide during a blockbuster 48 hours of boxing this weekend.
Welsh star Price puts her WBC, IBF and WBA welterweight belts on the line against Puerto Rico’s Stephanie Pineiro in Cardiff on Saturday.
The unbeaten Olympic gold medallist is expected to make her ringwalk at approximately 21:00 GMT.
Fans can watch the entire card live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website from 18:00, with BBC Two joining the broadcast at 20:00.
Heavyweight Drama at the O2
Attention then switches to London’s O2 Arena later that evening for a massive heavyweight clash.
Veteran British fighter Chisora faces fearsome American knockout artist Wilder in a highly anticipated showdown.
Ringwalks for the heavyweight main event are scheduled for after 22:00, with the first bell expected around 22:30.
Live radio commentary of the bout will be available on BBC Radio 5 Live from 22:00.
All-British Unification Bout
The boxing action continues into Sunday at the Olympia in Kensington with a stacked women’s card.
WBC lightweight champion Caroline Dubois faces WBO belt holder Terri Harper in a spectacular unification bout.
Live text commentary for the Sunday event will commence from 19:00 on the BBC Sport website and app.
The Sunday showcase also features Emma Dolan’s super-flyweight world title tilt against Mexican challenger Irma Garcia.
Weekend Fight Cards and Running Orders
The Saturday night showcase in Cardiff features a packed undercard supporting the main title fight.
- Lauren Price v Stephanie Pineiro (WBC, WBA and IBF welterweight world titles)
- Rhys Edwards v Gully Power (British featherweight title)
- Lewys Parfitt v Morgan McIntosh (Welterweight)
- Kane Shepherd v Teo Alin (Super-featherweight)
The heavyweight spectacle in London boasts an equally compelling list of preliminary bouts.
- Derek Chisora v Deontay Wilder (Heavyweight)
- Viddal Riley v Mateusz Masternak (European cruiserweight title)
- Denzel Bentley v Endry Saavedra (Middleweight)
- Matty Harris v Franklin Ignatius (Heavyweight)
Sunday’s championship event in Kensington rounds off the weekend with multiple world titles on the line.
- Caroline Dubois v Terri Harper (WBC & WBO lightweight world titles)
- Ellie Scotney v Mayelli Flores (Undisputed super-bantamweight world championship)
- Chantelle Cameron v Michaela Kotaskova (WBO light-middleweight world title)
- Irma Garcia v Emma Dolan (Super-flyweight world title)
