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Light heavyweights Jesse Hart (26-2, 21 KOs) and Joe Smith Jr. (24-3, 20 KOs) will box at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, on Saturday night.
The undercard fights start at 6:30 p.m. ET and will be exclusively on ESPN+. The main card starts at 10 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN.
If you don’t have cable, here’s a rundown of how to watch a live stream of all the fights on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV Stick, or other streaming device:
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How to Watch Hart vs Smith Main Card Live Stream
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. They range from 45 to 125 live TV channels, and they all include ESPN. The “Plus” and “Max” bundles come with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of the main card fights on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app. You can also watch the fights on the ESPN app if you sign in using your AT&T TV Now credentials.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” package comes with 32 channels, including ESPN. It costs $20 for the first month ($30 per month after that), which makes Sling the cheapest streaming service with the ESPN channels if you plan on keeping it long term:
Or, as part of a special deal that Sling is currently offering, you can get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick if you prepay for two months:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the main card fights live 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. You can also watch the fights on the ESPN app if you sign in using your Sling credentials.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes with 10 hours of cloud DVR storage.
ESPN is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of the main card 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. You can also watch the fights on the ESPN app if you sign in using your Hulu credentials.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
How to Watch Hart vs Smith Undercard Live Stream
In the United States, the undercard fights won’t be on TV anywhere, but you can watch them all live on ESPN+:
ESPN+ is the digital streaming service from ESPN that has exclusive coverage of most Top Rank fights, plus other live sports every day, all the 30-for-30 documentaries, and additional original content (both video and written) all for $4.99 per month.
Or, if you plan on buying UFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy on Jan. 18, you can get a special bundle that includes a year of ESPN+ ($49.99 value) and the UFC 246 PPV ($64.99 value) for $84.98, which works out to about 26 percent savings:
Another option, if you also want the new Disney+ streaming service and Hulu, you can get all three for $12.99 per month, which comes out to 25 percent savings:
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Once signed up for ESPN+, you can then watch the undercard fights live 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.
Hart vs Smith Preview
On Dec. 27, 2016, Hart watched on television as Bernard Hopkins — a former world champion at middleweight and light heavyweight, as well as Hart’s mentor and family friend — get punched out of the ring by Joe Smith Jr.
Hopkins, then 51, was coming off a 25-month layoff for a farewell fight against the now-30-year-old light heavyweight.
“I was very angry. I remember that night being very angry and upset,” Hart said, according to ESPN. “After the anger came, tears came because he wasn’t supposed to end his career like that. So when I saw that it was a sense of anger and being hurt.”
Hart made his light heavyweight debut in his last fight, besting Sullivan Barrera via unanimous decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on June 15. He then requested a fight with Smith.
“This is aside from business. This ain’t got nothin’ to do with purses,” Hart said, per ESPN. “I’m going in there to do some damage and possibly get some damage done to me. I don’t care what happens to me, but I got to get Joe. That’s the mission. It’s personal for me.”
Both of Hart’s career defeats came in attempts to take the WBO super middleweight title from Gilberto Ramirez.
“With this fight, hearing how Jesse was inspired by Bernard Hopkins growing up — it gives me motivation,” Smith said, according to Boxing Scene. “It motivates me to put on a great show, to inspire other people watching me.
“I want other people to talk about me the way Jesse’s talking about Hopkins. So that’s my goal when I come out January 11. I want to inspire others to get out there and work their hardest every day.”
Smith’s dropped two of three fights since his win over the former champ, sandwiching unanimous-decision defeats to Barrera and WBA light heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol around a first-round knockout of Melvin Russell.
“Training camp went well. It’s one of my best camps so far,” Smith said, according to East Side Boxing. “Definitely in my best shape ever, and I know I have a lot to prove. I’m looking at this fight as a chance to get myself out there again, to show that I belong in title fights. I’m looking to prove that, so I want to put on a great show for the fans, and hopefully get a title shot or something else big after this. It’s always personal with me as well.”
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