Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou undercard: Who else is fighting on huge Saudi crossover bill?
IT’S finally fight week as Anthony Joshua squares up against Francis Ngannou in a thrilling crossover boxing match – but the undercard is also mouthwatering.
AJ seems as if he is getting back to his best after a tough couple of years in the ring.
The British mogul lost two consecutive fights to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022, before beating Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin all in 2023.
However, Ngannou is expected to be a much more difficult test for Joshua as the former MMA icon knocked down Tyson Fury during his very first competitive boxing match.
But in the build-up to that headline fight, there are some huge bouts scheduled on the undercard.
And SunSport can reveal who will be on the Saudi bill below.
Who is on the Joshua vs Ngannou undercard?
The super Saudi card is set to have an all-British lightweight clash which sees Mark Chamberlain (14-0) face Gavin Gwyne (17-2-1).
Queensbury star Nick Ball will go up against Mexican Rey Vargas for the world featherweight title.
But a huge bout that boxing fans are really looking forward to seeing is Chinese champion Zhilei Zhang put his WBO interim Heavyweight title on the line against Joseph Parker.
Here is the full card:
- MAIN EVENT: Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou
- Zhilei Zhang vs Joseph Parker
- Nick Ball vs Rey Vargas – (WBC featherweight title)
- Israil Madrimov vs Magomed Kurbanov – (WBA super-welterweight title)
- Mark Chamberlain vs Gavin Gwynne (European lightweight championship)
- Andrii Novytskyi vs Juan Torres
- Justis Huni vs Kevin Lerena
- Ziyad Almaayouf vs Christian Lopes Flores
- Roman Fury vs Martin Svarc
- Jack McGann vs Louis Greene
How can I watch the undercard?
The undercard will be shown live on DAZN PPV and Sky Sports Box Office.
You can live stream all the action from the DAZN and Sky Sports Box Office websites as well as their apps, both of which are available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
And the DAZN UK PPV price will be £19.99, which includes one month’s DAZN subscription.
For existing DAZN subscribers, the PPV price will be £18.99.
Sky Sports Box Office have set their price for the fight at £19.95 for Sky customers in the UK.
Why are the fights on a Friday?
Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou plus the undercard bouts will be underway on a Friday night, not the usual Saturday.
This is because of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix taking place that weekend at 5pm GMT on Saturday, March 9 over in Jeddah.