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In his first WBC world light heavyweight title defense since his frightening knockout of Adonis Stevenson in December, Oleksandr Gvozdyk (16-0, 13 KO’s) will face off with Doudou Ngumbu (38-8, 14 KO’s) at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on Saturday night.
The undercard fights start at 6 p.m. ET and will be exclusively on ESPN+, while the main card starts at 10 p.m. ET and will be on ESPN. Here’s how to watch a live stream of all the fights online:
How to Watch Undercard Online
The undercard won’t be on regular cable TV anywhere in the US, but you can watch a live stream of those fights on your computer, phone, or streaming device via ESPN+, the new digital streaming service from ESPN that has exclusive coverage to dozens of sporting events, including boxing, every week.
You can start a free seven-day trial of ESPN+ right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the undercard on your computer via ESPN.com, or on your phone (Android and iPhone compatible), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the ESPN app.
How to Watch Gvozdyk vs Ngumbu Online
The main card will be televised on ESPN, but if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of ESPN on your computer, phone or streaming device via one of the following live-TV streaming services:
PS Vue–which doesn’t require an actual PlayStation console to sign up or watch–offers four different live-TV channel packages: All four include ESPN.
You can start a free 5-day trial of PS Vue right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the fights on your computer via the PS Vue website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation (3 or 4), or other supported device via the PS Vue app.
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 60-plus live TV channels, including ESPN.
You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the fights on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
ESPN is included in the “Sling Orange” channel bundle.
You can start a free seven-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the fights on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
ESPN Platforms
Additionally, you can watch a live stream of the fights on your computer via ESPN.com, or on your phone, tablet, or streaming device via the ESPN app.
You’ll need to log in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can still sign up for one of the above options and then use your PlayStation Vue, Hulu or Sling TV credentials to sign in and watch on the ESPN digital platforms.
Gvozdyk vs Ngumbu Preview
A 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and highly decorated amateur, Gvozdyk has quickly climbed the ladder since becoming a professional in April of 2014. He has won all 16 of his pro fights, with 13 of those coming via knockout or corner retirement.
His most recent win was certainly the most violent–and scary–of the bunch. In what was his first shot at a world title, Gvozdyk faced off against 41-year-old Adonis Stevenson, who had been the WBC world light heavyweight champ since 2013 and had successfully defended his belt nine times. Trailing on two scorecards through 10 rounds, Gvozdyk landed a devastating 11th-round knockout that ultimately hospitalized Stevenson and put him into a six-week coma (Stevenson is now on the road to recovery).
That sort of event has the potential to mess with a boxer’s mental state, but Gvozdyk’s promoter, Bob Arum, doesn’t believe that will happen to the 31-year-old.
“Of all the fighters we promote, Gvozdyk is one of the most mature and down to earth, a very well-grounded young man,” Arum said. “So unlike others who might get rattled by it — it’s never good, and thank God it wasn’t a death — I’m very impressed with him as a person, and I believe he has a chance to go on without it causing a blip.”
In his first title defense, Gvozdyk will be the clear favorite against Ngumbu on Saturday night. The 37-year-old Frenchman is just 38-8 overall and 7-4 in his last 11 fights, but Gvozdyk’s camp is making sure not to overlook the challenger.
“This is an experienced, hungry guy, a game guy, a gritty guy,” Gvozdyk’s trainer, Teddy Atlas said. “He’s a guy that doesn’t come to just get a payday. He comes to try to win all the time.”
Also on the card, undefeated Kudratillo Abdukakhorov (15-0, 9 KO’s) will take on Keita Obara (20-3-1) in a welterweight battle. Abdukakhorov has picked up some nice wins over Dmitry Mikhaylenko, Sherzodlbek Alimjanov, Laszlo Toth and Twaha Kiduku in his last four fights, and it shouldn’t be long before he earns himself a world title shot.
Before that, another quickly rising undefeated welterweight in Egidijus Kavaliauskas (21-0, 17 KO’s) will take on Ray Robinson (24-3, 12 KO’s), who is looking to bounce back from his loss against Yordenis Ugas last February.