Heavyweight lineal champion Tyson Fury, of England, faces Germany’s Tom Schwarz in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. The undercard will air at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.
Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) got up twice from the canvas, once in the last round, to score a controversial split draw against WBC champ Deontay Wilder in December. A rematch is scheduled for later in the year.
Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 to win three of the four major titles, but relinquished the WBA and WBO belts amid treatment for depression. Fury was also stripped of the IBF title after he could not commit to facing IBF mandatory opponent Vyacheslav Glazkov next because Klitschko exercised his contractual right to an immediate rematch. The rematch with Klitschko never materialized.
Schwarz (24-0, 16 KOs) has won four of his last five fights by stoppage, including a second-round KO victory over Kristijan Krstacic in March.
This will be Schwarz’s first fight in the United States. He has fought the enitirely of his career in Germany, except for two fights in the Czech Republic (2016 and 2017).
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ESPN boxing commentator Joe Tessitore, along with former world champions Timothy Bradley Jr. and Andre Ward, will call the fight from ringside. Boxing analyst Max Kellerman will host the show, with reporter Mark Kriegel providing inside information from fighters and trainers and Crystina Poncher conducting interviews.
Where can I watch the Fury-Schwarz fight card on Saturday?
The Fury-Schwarz fight broadcast on ESPN+ will begin at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday. The main card also includes the Jesse Hart vs. Sullivan Barrera light heavyweight bout.
Watch the main event live on ESPN+ on the ESPN App
The undercard begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.
Watch these undercard fights live on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and on the ESPN App.
The undercard includes:
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Mikaela Mayer vs. Lizbeth Crespo, 10 rounds, female junior lightweights
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Andy Vences vs. Albert Bell, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
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Guido Vianello vs. Keenan Hickman, 6 rounds, heavyweight
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Isaac Lowe vs. Duarn Vue, 10 rounds, featherweights
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Cem Kilic vs. Martez McGregor, 8 rounds, super middleweights
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Sonny Conto vs. Daniel Infante, 4 rounds, heavyweights
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Peter Kadiru vs. TBA, 6 rounds, heavyweights
–Information from Dan Rafael was used in this story.