Lomachenko vs Campbell undercard: Who is fighting on the bill of huge world title fight at the O2?
IT’s set to be a golden evening at the O2 on Saturday.
Vasyl Lomachenko and Luke Campbell – two gold medallists from London 2012 – return to the capital for a dust-up for the WBC, WBA (Super) and WBO lightweight titles.
Lomachenko vs Campbell undercard
THERE’s a packed supporting cast before the main event at the O2.
Savannah Marshall puts her unbeaten pro record on the line against Daniele Bastieri early in the evening, as she fights in London for the first time.
Promising light heavyweight Joshua Buatsi also has an unbeaten tag to defend, facing the dangerous Ryan Ford after his successful trip over to New York on the Joshua vs Ruiz undercard.
There’s an outing for lightweight Joe Cordina, before Hughie Fury continues his rise up the ranks with an eye-catching bout against former WBA world champion Alexander Povetkin.
And right before the main event, Charlie Edwards challenges Julio Cesar Martinez Aguilar for the WBC crown at flyweight.
The 26-year-old is making his first shot at a world title after a comprehensive victory over Angel Moreno at the Copper Box last time out.
Here’s the full card from the O2:
- Vasyl Lomachenko vs Luke Campbell (vacant WBC, WBA Super, WBO lightweight)
- Charlie Edwards vs Julio Cesar Martinez Aguilar (WBC world flyweight)
- Hughie Fury vs Alexander Povetkin (heavyweight)
- Joe Cordina vs Gavin Gwynne (lightweight)
- Joshua Buatsi vs Ryan Ford (light heavyweight)
- James Tennyson vs Atif Shafiq (lightweight)
- Savannah Marshall vs Daniele Bastieri (women’s super-middleweight)
- Martin Joseph Ward vs Josue Bendana (super featherweight)
- Dalton Smith vs Daryl Pearce (super lightweight)
- Connor Coghill vs Dean Jones (super featherweight)
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When is the fight?
FIGHT NIGHT is set for Saturday, August 31 at London’s O2 Arena.
The evening’s entertainment from the capital starts around 6pm, with the first scheduled undercard bout for TV between Savannah Marshall and Daniele Bastieri.
Lomachenko vs Campbell should get going around 10pm BST.