Widely dubbed one of the greatest cards in boxing history, Daniel Dubois is to defend his world heavyweight title against Joseph Parker on Saturday night before Artur Beterbiev faces Dmitry Bivol in what is set to be a magnificent undisputed light heavyweight clash.
IBF world heavyweight holder Dubois has been champion since September last year, but Parker — following impressive winning bouts over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang — looks a difficult opponent as they come together on February 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
A ring walk for the pair will be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office from 9pm, after which the star fight between Beterbiev and Bivol gets under way from 10.30pm.
Beterbiev was crowned as the undisputed light-heavyweight champion after beating Bivol by majority decision after an epic battle in October. It was a hotly debated result and now Bivol has his chance to take revenge.
There is a lot of undercard action before these two fights starting from 4pm, though most pubs and bars will be showing Premier League action and England’s Six Nations match against Scotland (4.45pm kick-off) until the evening. To watch from home costs £19.95. The venues below will be screening the later boxing and it is advisable to check and book ahead of time.
Dubois and Parker face off
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Opposite Victoria station, Greenwood serves beers, cocktails, and bar food in a sweeping space full of TV screens and high tables. It is one of a host of cleverly positioned Sport London group bars in the capital, with a few other options also listed below.
Located just outside London Bridge, Redwood is a multi-floored space with screens throughout. It would be advisable to bed in early as the bar, like all in the wider Sport London group, gets very busy.
Northwood features huge, UHD screens and a booming sound system, and is ever-popular in the area for big sporting events.
The sweeping glass pub Broadleaf shows sports abound and has numerous screens on which to watch Fury try to regain his titles. Tables can be booked all evening.
Sports Bar & Grill, Clapham Junction
Clapham is one of the best bets south of the river. Near the Clapham Junction train station is the Sports Bar & Grill, which is offering bookable seats from 8pm. Word to the wise, it can get a bit lively.
Beechwood Sports Bar & Kitchen, Liverpool Street
Beechwood, another of the Sport London locations, is showing the match alongside plenty of draught beers and bar food.
The Cornershop, Shoreditch
Nightlife and sporting venue the Cornershop serves food until late and is a party spot come evening, with a licence until 3am. In the basement are enormous screens, and the 10pm fight time means it can double up as the after-party venue. It’s always busy here, so best bet is to act fast and drop them an email.
This Scandi-style party bar is open until 2am at the weekend and always busy when big events come around, and few spots in town will come close when it comes to atmosphere.
This Camden pub has screens everywhere and will be showing the fight live. Food is served until 9pm, but drinks flow much later.