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Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s a quick primer covering the basics of tonight’s event.
Where and when is the fight?
Tonight’s card takes place at the Kaseya Center, the 20,000-seat home of the NBA’s Miami Heat. Ringwalks for the main event between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua are not expected before 10.30pm ET (3.30am GMT).
Where can I watch it?
The broadcast will stream live globally on Netflix starting at 8pm ET (1am GMT) at no additional cost to subscribers. There will be three televised preliminary fights before Paul v Joshua.
The opening five undercard bouts not carried by the Netflix stream will be available free on Most Valuable Promotions’ YouTube channel.
Who else is fighting?
Here’s a look at the running order of tonight’s undercard (in reverse chronological order):
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Alycia Baumgardner v Leila Beaudoin, 12 rounds, for Baumgardner’s WBO, IBF and WBA women’s junior lightweight titles
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Anderson Silva v Tyron Woodley, six rounds, cruiserweights
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Caroline Dubois v Camila Panatta, 10 rounds, for Dubois’ WBC women’s lightweight title
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Cherneka Johnson v Amanda Galle, 10 rounds, for Johnson’s undisputed women’s bantamweight championship
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Yokasta Valle v Yadira Bustillos, 10 rounds, for Valle’s WBC women’s strawweight title
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Avious Griffin v Justin Cardona, eight rounds, welterweights
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Jahmal Harvey v Kevin Cervantes, six rounds, junior lightweights
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Keno Marley v Diarra Davis Jr, four rounds, cruiserweights
What’s at stake?
No titles are on the line in the eight-round heavyweight fight. Joshua outweighed Paul by nearly 30lb at Thursday’s weigh-in, coming in at 243.4lb to Paul’s 216.6lb, a disparity that has fueled safety concerns across the sport. Despite the criticism, the bout is expected to be among the more lucrative in boxing history, with reports suggesting a combined purse of around $184m (£137.4).
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