Right, let's not beat around the bush. May 2 is shaping up to be the best single boxing Saturday of 2026 so far. Three cards on three continents, three different broadcast windows, three different vibes. For UK fans, the timings have actually fallen brilliantly — you can do the lot if you're committed, or you can pick your poison and not miss anything that really matters. Here's Luke's complete viewing roadmap.
Make no mistake, this is a proper Saturday. If you've ever wondered what a "boxing Christmas" looks like from a British armchair, this is it. Pace yourself.
Slot 1 — Tokyo Dome, Lunchtime BST
The headline of the weekend kicks off our day. Naoya Inoue defends all four super-bantamweight belts against Junto Nakatani at the Tokyo Dome. Main event ringwalks are expected around 9pm Japan time — that's roughly 1pm BST in the UK, an absolutely class Saturday lunchtime watch.
The undercard runs from late morning UK time onwards. If you're a hardcore, get the kettle on at 10am and settle in for the full Japanese broadcast experience. If you're casual, drop in around 12pm BST, catch the last undercard fight, and you'll be exactly in position when the Monster walks. Live on DAZN worldwide. This one is the must-watch event of the entire weekend, full stop. Pound-for-pound number one on the line, two undefeated Japanese fighters, 55,000 in the Dome.
My pick: Inoue by stoppage between rounds eight and ten. Plenty more in the dedicated fight-eve piece on the site.
Slot 2 — Wolverhampton, Saturday Night BST
Now this is a quietly brilliant slot for British fans. After the Inoue fight, you've got an afternoon to recover — go for a walk, watch the football, do whatever needs doing — and then you're back on duty for a proper domestic British scrap in the evening.
Wolverhampton hosts a welterweight crossroads contest with Walker headlining against the perennial gatekeeper Sam Eggington. Main event ringwalks are scheduled for around 10pm BST. Live on Sky Sports. Good undercard, big crowd in the West Midlands, and a fight where the winner moves into legitimate world-level conversation at 147.
This is the one most overseas fans will miss but British fans should not. Eggington is one of the toughest scraps you can give a top-twenty welterweight, and Walker is a fighter Eddie Hearn has been quietly waving the flag for. Pick: Walker to stop it late, somewhere around the ninth or tenth.
Slot 3 — T-Mobile Vegas, Late Late Doors / Early Sunday
Cinco de Mayo PPV from Vegas. David Benavidez moves up to cruiserweight to challenge Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez for the unified WBO and WBA belts. Co-main is Jaime Munguia vs Armando Resendiz — Mexican civil war at 168, with Canelo September seeding on the line for the winner.
This is the night-owl's slot. PPV main card from around 1am BST. Co-main around 4am BST. Main event ringwalks roughly 5am BST Sunday morning. If you're a parent of a small child, that's actually doable — you'll be up anyway. Otherwise, set the alarm, drink coffee, get through it, then crash. Or watch the replay on DAZN once the dust has settled.
For sheer fight quality and stylistic intrigue, this card might actually be the deepest of the three. Benavidez chasing history, Zurdo defending unified gold, and that Mexican co-main is a genuine 50-50. Pick: Benavidez stops Zurdo late, Munguia wins the co-main on points.
The Doable UK Schedule
Here's how I'd run my Saturday if I'm doing the lot in the UK:
10am — undercard streams open on DAZN, Tokyo Dome warming up. 1pm — Inoue ringwalks, big lunchtime sit-down. 2.30pm — fight done, walk it off, eat properly. 7pm — Sky Sports on for the Wolverhampton card preliminaries. 10pm — Walker walks, evening done, bed by midnight. 4.30am Sunday — alarm, kettle, DAZN PPV up, in time for the cruiserweight headliner. 6am — bed, sleep through Sunday.
It's a big shift, but if you're a proper boxing fan, this is a Saturday you've been waiting for since New Year. The diary's been earmarked for months. Enjoy it.
Quick Final Picks Across The Three Cards
For the record, here's my full slate. Inoue stops Nakatani, rounds eight to ten. Walker stops Eggington, rounds nine to eleven. Benavidez stops Zurdo, rounds ten to eleven. Munguia beats Resendiz on points across twelve. Four picks, three knockout calls, one decision. If you know, you know.
Roll on tomorrow. The biggest Saturday of the boxing year so far, and the British viewing slot is genuinely brilliant. Set the kettle to a permanent on. We'll see you on the other side.