VIEWING GUIDE
Saturday Split-Screen — Manchester AND Atlanta, How To Watch Both
Wardley v Dubois at the Co-op AND Leo v Aleem at the Gateway Center on the same DAZN-stamped Saturday. The viewing guide for the UK fight fan who refuses to pick one.
May 8, 2026
Boxing Lookout
- Wardley v Dubois Co-op Live ringwalks land around 10pm UK / 5pm ET on DAZN PPV — the heavyweight headliner you came for
- Leo v Aleem at Gateway Center Arena, Atlanta lands around 4am UK / 11pm ET on DAZN — IBF featherweight title, separate event
- Luke's call: do Manchester live, sleep, then watch the Atlanta replay over Sunday morning coffee — both fights deserve full attention, not split focus
Right Then — Two World Title Fights, One Saturday Night
Right then. Saturday night is the kind of night that proves boxing's still the best sport in the world when it gets out of its own way.
Fabio Wardley defends the WBO heavyweight strap against
Daniel Dubois at the Co-op Live in Manchester. Then five hours later, an ocean and a time zone away,
Angelo Leo defends the IBF featherweight title against
Ra'eese Aleem at the Gateway Center Arena in Atlanta. Both on DAZN. Both world title fights. Both worth your time.
The question is: how do you watch both without falling asleep on the sofa at four in the morning?
The Manchester Numbers
Doors at the Co-op Live open at 4pm UK time. The PPV broadcast on DAZN starts at 5pm UK / midday ET. Undercard rolls through Majid v Gwynne, Cameron v Rea, Jalolov v Smakici, Rafferty v Essuman and
David Morrell v
Zak Chelli in chief support. Main event ringwalks for Wardley and Dubois land around 10pm UK time, give or take fifteen minutes for the producers to milk the build-up.
That gets you a result — assuming the fight goes the distance — by about 11.30pm UK. Decent time to wind down, eat, take stock.
The Atlanta Numbers
Atlanta's a different broadcast. Different DAZN feed, separate PPV. Card starts around 7pm ET — that's midnight UK time. Main event ringwalks land at around 11pm ET, which is 4am UK Sunday morning.
Brutal. There's no kind way of putting it. If you want to watch Leo v Aleem live in the UK you're staying up until five in the morning. Not happening for most of us. Even the hardcore tap out at that hour.
The Smart Play
Make no mistake about this. If you try to watch both live in the UK, you'll do neither justice. You'll be half-asleep through Atlanta and you'll have spent Manchester's main event scrolling Twitter for Leo undercard updates. That's not boxing — that's punishment.
Here's the smart play. Watch Manchester live, undivided, the way it deserves. Wardley v Dubois is the kind of British heavyweight night that comes around twice a decade. Be present for it. Then — and this is the bit — you pull the duvet up by midnight, you go to bed, you let DAZN's replay sort you out in the morning. Coffee, breakfast, Atlanta on the telly by ten. You get the experience of both world title fights, you get to sleep, and you don't ruin Sunday for nothing.
Avoid The Spoilers — Easy Said
The trick to a delayed watch is silence. Twitter off. Instagram off. Reddit /r/boxing absolutely off. WhatsApp groups muted. Turn off DAZN notifications. The IBF featherweight title fight is exactly the kind of result that flies under the radar in the UK, but if you're a hardcore the algorithm will find a way. Set up your phone properly Saturday night before bed.
For The US Audience — Different Maths
For US readers it's the opposite problem. Manchester's a Saturday afternoon job — main event around 5pm ET. That clears your evening for the Atlanta show. You actually get the better deal — both fights live, properly spaced.
The Punditry Bit
Two undercards, two contrasting nights. Manchester is heavyweight chaos with everything to lose for two unbeaten Brits. Atlanta is a clean technical featherweight title fight that's been a long time coming for Aleem at 35. One is a story fight, the other is a workmanship fight. Both matter.
And if you want a quick prediction with your viewing guide —
Wardley by late stoppage,
Leo by clear decision. That's the call. Plan accordingly.