DAZN revealed today that the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol undercard will be shown on October 12th as part of the normal subscription in the U.S. and Canada.
British heavyweights Fabio Wardley (17-0-1, 16 KOs) and Frazer Clarke (8-0-1, 6 KOs) will meet in a 12-round rematch on DAZN. The two fighters fought to a competitive 12-round draw on March 31st at the O2 Arena in London earlier this year.
Wardley will defend his British heavyweight title against 2020 Olympic super heavyweight bronze medalist Clarke. In their previous fight, Wardley sustained a lot of facial damage from Clarke’s heavy hands, who were putting it on him.
The clash between unified heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and WBA champ Dmitry Bivol will be streamed on ESPN+ on non-PPV.
Fights on DAZN on October 12th
– Fabio Wardley vs. Frazer Clarke
– Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta
– Jai Opetaia vs. Jack Massey
– Skye Nicolson vs. Raven Chapman
– Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron
– Mohammed Alakel vs. Jesus Gonzalez
Middleweight contender Chrs Eubank Jr. will face journeyman Kamil Szeremeta in the second fight below the main event on DAZN. After all these years, the 35-year-old Eubank Jr. (33-3, 24 KOs) is still slowly working his way to a world title shot.
It’s hard to believe it’s taken Eubank Jr. this long to climb the ranks for a crack at a belt after losing to WBA super middleweight champion George Groves by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision six years ago in 2018.
Eubank Jr. has been making good money fighting domestic and European-level opposition, which may be one reason he’s not shown much urgency to position himself for a world title. It helps when you’re the son of a famous British fighter. The money just rolls in.
A more compelling fight on the card for U.S fans is IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia (25-0, 19 KOs), who will be defending against #11 Jack Massey (22-2, 12 KOs). This should be a decent scrap for as long as it lasts.
It’s unclear if Massey was the best they could get for Opetaia to defend against because a better opponent would have been Yuniel Dorticos, Richard Riakporhe, or Cheavon Clarke.
You want to see someone with power who can hit Opetaia back to get his respect because if they have no pop on their shots, he bombs them out. Opetaia looked timid in his last fight against Mairis Briedis when he started getting hit hard, and he morphed into a runner in Shakur Stevenson mode.
That surprised many fans, as they’d previously viewed Opetaia as unbeatable, but he looked very human last May in his rematch with Briedis in Riyadh. This time, Opetaia has been given a non-puncher, so he’ll likely do well against Massey unless he’s getting flashbacks from the Briedis fight.
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