- Main event ring walks at Co-op Live Manchester are pencilled in for around 10pm UK on Saturday — doors open from 5pm, undercard from around 6pm.
- DAZN holds UK PPV at £24.99 with the £19.99 subscriber price; the global DAZN feed picks the card up around 7pm UK with main card from 8pm.
- Morrell v Chelli is the night's chief support and arguably the best matchup on paper after the main; the British 140 derby between Khaleel Majid and Gavin Gwynne is the dark horse of the card.
Right Then — The Bit You Actually Need
Right then. If you have been anywhere near a phone this week, you already know the build. Fabio Wardley versus Daniel Dubois, WBO heavyweight title, Co-op Live, Manchester, Saturday night. What you might not know — because it has been buried under bin-man rows and refused fist-bumps all week — is what time the bell actually goes. So here it is, no fluff, the full UK viewing guide.
The Times That Matter
Doors at Co-op Live open from 5pm. The undercard kicks off at around 6pm UK with the early prelims, the broadcast picks up roughly an hour later, and the main card on DAZN PPV gets going around 8pm UK. Main event ring walks are pencilled in for somewhere between 9.45pm and 10.15pm UK — the standard British heavyweight title slot, designed to deliver the bell at around 10pm to maximise the live audience either side of the Atlantic.
If past Queensberry shows are anything to go by, do not bank on a hard 10pm bell. Heavyweight ringwalks have a habit of running ten to fifteen minutes long, especially when there is a champion who likes to take his time. Wardley's walk-out is going to feel like Suffolk goes to Manchester. Get the kettle on at quarter past nine and you will not miss anything that matters.
Where To Watch It
UK is DAZN PPV. £24.99 if you are a casual buyer, £19.99 if you are already a DAZN subscriber. Make no mistake, that is a proper PPV price for a domestic heavyweight title fight, and DAZN are leaning hard on the production. Adam Smith heads up the broadcast, with Tony Bellew and Carl Froch on punditry — Bellew has Wardley, Froch has Dubois, that is the in-house split.
Outside the UK the same DAZN feed takes the card globally, with US start times a touch earlier in the evening. Australia gets it on Saturday morning local time. There is no separate broadcaster fragmentation tonight — it is one show, one feed, one PPV stream worldwide.
The Card Worth Sitting Through
The chief support is genuinely good. David Morrell against Zak Chelli is Cuban class against British fight-week energy at light heavyweight, and on paper it is the best 50-50 on the card after the main. Morrell wants a Benavidez rematch and is not allowed to lose; Chelli wants the upset of his life and has nothing to lose. That is a recipe for a proper scrap.
Below that you get Jack Rafferty against Ekow Essuman at welterweight, Liam Cameron against Brad Rea at light heavyweight, and the under-the-radar British 140 derby between Khaleel Majid and Gavin Gwynne. That last one is the dark horse — Gwynne does not lose to anyone he should beat, Majid is a rising boxer-puncher, and they will throw on each other from the first bell.
The Bits Worth Being On The Sofa For
Three moments on the night that matter beyond the main event. First, the Morrell-Chelli ring walks at around 8.45pm UK — that is your real chief support and a genuine card-saver if the main event runs short. Second, anything involving Anthony Joshua at ringside, because the cameras will find him every minute and his face will tell you who he wants to fight next. Third, the post-main interviews — whoever wins is calling out Joshua, and whoever loses is on a long road back from a defeat that is hard to come back from.
Quick Picks Across The Card
Main event: Wardley by TKO 11. Chief support: Morrell by stoppage inside seven, but with a few hairy moments. Cameron-Rea: Cameron on points, the cleaner boxer in a domestic light-heavy that should not be quiet. Majid-Gwynne: Gwynne on a hard-earned decision because he has been here before and Khaleel has not. Rafferty-Essuman: Rafferty on points, but it is closer than the bookies think.
The Last Word
This is a card that earns its PPV tag — main event aside, the chief support is real, the undercard is decent, and the British 140 derby is properly worth your evening. Get the kettle on, get the snacks in, get a sofa of similarly-suffering heavyweight fans, and do not miss the start. There is a reason Frank Warren keeps saying "don't blink". Saturday at Co-op Live is going to deliver. The talking is done.