Category: Boxing

This weekend sees Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) broadcast an abundance of live sport across its channels and platforms, delivering over 200 hours of live action across TNT Sports, Eurosport and discovery+, showcasing an unrivalled live sport offer to fans.

Events will feature the finest athletes from the some of the highest profile global competitions as titles are won, champions crowned, and history is made.

Saturday 18th May, TNT Sports Box Office & discovery+ (see full listings below) – The weekend’s headline act dubbed ‘The Ring of Fire’, sees arguably the most anticipated fight in a generation as Britain’s Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk face-off for the first undisputed world heavyweight title fight since 1999, live from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ukrainian Usyk remains unbeaten in his professional career with Fury the current WBC heavyweight champion of the world. The pair were due to meet in February but a sparring injury forced Fury to postpone the fight.

Becky Ives will present the action, joined by Lennox Lewis, the last heavyweight boxer to be the undisputed champion of the world. Carl Frampton, a two-time world champion in two weight classes – IBF Super-bantamweight and WBA super-featherweight, will also deliver expert analysis throughout the night.

Lennox Lewis said: “The bigger guy always has the advantage. I think it’s a good time for Tyson. Everyone can see the shape he’s in, and he’s taking it a lot more seriously than the Ngannou fight, and so he should.”

Sunday 19th May, 3pm, TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate & discovery+ – TNT Sports will broadcast the season-ending clash between Arsenal and Everton. After falling short last season, the Gunners head into the final weekend sitting two points behind current champions Manchester City. Arsenal must take claim all three points to give themselves a chance of winning the Premier League.

Martin Keown, a member of Arsenal’s 2003-04 ‘Invincibles’ team, and Rio Ferdinand, himself a four-time Premier League winner with Manchester United, will offer expert analysis alongside presenter Lynsey Hipgrave

17-19 May, TNT Sports & discovery+ – TNT Sports and discovery+ will broadcast all five weekend matches live ensuring every moment is captured as it happens (see full listings below).

Northampton Saints and Saracens have both secured their semi-final places, however five clubs will be fighting for the final two spots as the Gallagher Premiership Rugby regular season reaches its climax. Bath and Sale are the favourites, but Harlequins, Exeter and Bristol are not out of the running and could all progress to the semi-finals.

17-19 May, Eurosport 1 & discovery+ – The Giro d’Italia, cycling’s first Grand Tour of season, reaches an intriguing point this weekend as Tadej Pogacar looks to tighten his grip at the top of overall race standings. Saturday, May 18, sees the second individual time trial of the race, and with Pogacar displaying some of his best form, it remains to be seen if any of his rivals can reduce the deficit.

Orla Chennaoui, Adam Blythe and Robbie McEwen will be in the cutting-edge mixed reality Cube studio to take viewers through the action.

TNT Sports viewers can also follow top-flight European football from Serie A with eight live matches including Fiorentina vs Napoli (TNT Sports 2) Lecce vs Atalanta (TNT Sports 3) Torino vs AC Milan (TNT Sports 1) Inter Milan vs Lazio (TNT Sports 3). Three live matches from France’s Ligue 1 will also be broadcast on TNT Sports. See full listings below.

This weekend is part of WBD’s Summer of Sport which will see TNT Sports broadcast over 5000 hours of live sport across its linear and streaming platforms, including every UEFA club competition final, the Gallagher Premiership Rugby season finale and every Moto GP race.

Eurosport will broadcast every cycling Grand Tour including the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes, Roland-Garros Grand Slam tennis, every round of FIM Speedway Grand Prix and 24 Hours of Le Mans.