Tyson Fury vs Otto Wallin: What UK time is the fight, when are the ring walks and who’s on the undercard?
Fury returns to the ring in Las Vegas tonight as he looks to set up rematch with Deontay Wilder
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Your support makes all the difference.The heavyweight division in boxing is fairly stacked these days, with another big fight seemingly always just around the corner.
This weekend sees the mercurial Tyson Fury take on heavy underdog Otto Wallin in Las Vegas as Fury continues his comeback to the sport.
Fury has previous in Sin City, having previously knocked out Tom Schwartz in June of this year.
Wallin goes in to the fight as a huge underdog, but boasts an impressive 20 wins from 21 fights (1 no contest) with 13 KOs, and is ranked number 4 by the WBA in their heavyweight rankings.
We have seen a British heavyweight succumb to a shock loss in recent history, but Fury has insisted that he “won’t underestimate anybody” ahead of the fight.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the heavyweight bout.
When is the fight?
The fight is billed as Saturday, September 14 but UK viewers will have to stay up or set alarms for the early hours of Sunday morning, with the ring walks not expected until approximately 4am.
How can I watch it?
BT Sport will be showing the fight on BT Sport Box Office, with the fight available for purchase for £19.95 on BT TV, Virgin TV and Sky TV.
You can also purchase the fight on BT’s website and live stream the fight on mobile or PC.
Their coverage of the fight begins at 2am.
What are the odds?
- Fury 1/33
- Draw 50/1
- Wallin 16/1
Our Prediction
Despite Wallin’s stellar record and ranking, he is not expected to pull up any trees as the Swede lacks experience at the peak of the division. Fury is unlikely to toy with a lesser opponent - he knocked out Schwartz in round 2 - so this fight should be over inside the first five rounds.
Who’s on the undercard?
- Emanuel Navarrete vs Juan Miguel Elorde
- Jose Pedraza vs Jose Zepeda
- Isaac Lowe vs Ruben Garcia Hernandez
- Felix Valera vs Vyascheslav Shabranskyy
- Carlos Cuadras vs Jose Maria Cardenas
- Gabriel Flores Jr vs Miguel Angel Perez Aispuro
- Isidro Ochoa vs Iskander Kharsan
- Guido Vianello vs Cassius Anderson
- Abram Martinez vs Kevin Johnson
We just witnessed a cracker of a fight at the T-Mobile!
Jose Zepeda beats Jose Pedraza via unanimous decision (97-93, x3)
The Independent's Steve Bunce believes that tonight will see the best version of Tyson Fury yet.
"He might just be, right now, the best Fury we have seen," he told 5 Live Boxing.
"That includes the Fury that got in the ring with Wladimir Klitschko in 2015. He looks faster, slimmer and is clearly better mentally. He is getting close to optimum."
According to CompuBox, Tyson Fury's opponents have previously landed an average of just 2.8 power punches per round.
Wow.
Andre Ward: "Fury is doing the right thing, he's getting the best opponent not named Deontay Wilder to stay sharp. It is not something new."
Just one more fight until Fury takes centre stage.
Up next, it's Emanuel Navarrete against Juan Miguel Elorde.
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Have you seen our pound-for-pound list?
A win against Wallin tonight won't move Fury into the top 10, but if he beats Wilder in February, he will leap in - and high.
The co-main event of the evening is over! Navarrete stops Elorde in the fourth round after knocking him down late in the third, something he never recovered from.
All that's left is Fury vs Wallin...
A fit Tyson Fury is a happy Tyson Fury.
"Is Wallin knocking me out? Definitely not. I don't know much about Otto and sometimes that is a good thing.
"Sometimes when you know a lot about an opponent it doesn't turn me on fully, when it's unknown, it's more exciting.
"I feel good, fit, have trained really hard, weight is perfect, injury free, sharp, rejuvenated. I feel ready for a good fight. I am as strong as I have ever been."
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