Boxing
How to watch Gary Russell vs. Andy Hiraoka tonight: Start time, ringwalks, undercard, prediction, odds
Barrios vs Garcia only on DAZN PPV - TONIGHT
WBA super lightweight champion Gary Antuanne Russell is set to defend his belt on the undercard of Mario Barrios' clash with Ryan Garcia , live on DAZN tonight.
Russell will be facing undefeated Japanese fighter Andy Hiraoka, who is in destructive form ahead of the opening bell in Las Vegas.
Since beating Akihiro Kondo five years ago, Hiraoka has won his subsequent 10 fights by way of knockout.
Saturday's fight will be a serious challenge for Russell as he looks to prove that his chin can withstand the power punches coming his way from the hard-hitting Hiraoka.
DAZN News has everything you need to know ahead of Russell vs. Hiraoka.
Russell vs. Hiraoka fight date, start time
Russell vs. Hiraoka and the full fight night, including Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garciawill, will take place on Saturday, February 21, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, live on DAZN PPV .
DAZN's live broadcast will begin at 2.45pm PT, 5.45pm ET, 10.45pm GMT, with three free to air fights, before the PPV section of the night begins at 4.55pm PT, 7.55pm ET, 12.55am GMT (Sunday).
Russell vs. Hiraoka will begin at 6.44pm PT, 9.44pm ET, 2.44am GMT (Sunday).
Barrios and Garcia are expected to head to the ring at 8.53pm in Vegas, that's 11.53am ET (Sunday) and 4.53am GMT (Sunday).
- Date: Saturday, February 21
- Time: 2.45pm PT / 5.45pm ET / 10.45pm GMT
- Russell vs. Hiraoka ringwalk (aprrox): 6.44pm PT / 9.44pm ET / 2.44am GMT (Sunday)
- Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia main event ringwalks (approx): 8.53pm PT / 11.53am ET / 4.53am GMT (Sunday)
Russell vs. Hiraoka fight card
- Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia ; For Barrios' WBC welterweight title
- Richardson Hitchins vs. Oscar Duarte ; For Hitchins' IBF super lightweight title
- Gary Antuanne Russell vs. Andy Hiraoka ; For Russell's WBA super lightweight title
- Frank Martin vs. Nahir Albright ; Super lightweight
- Bektemir Melikuziev vs. Sena Agbeko ; Super middleweight
How to buy Russell vs. Hiraoka / Barrios vs Garcia - PPV costs
Gary Antuanne Russell versus Andy Hiraoka; and the whole fight card is exclusively live on DAZN worldwide via Pay-Per-View.
DAZN offers different methods and offers to buy the PPV.
1) Buy as a one-off cost of $69.99 in the US, £24.99 in the UK, and $19.99 or equivalent in the rest of the world. This comes with a seven-day free trial of the full DAZN platform.
2) A PPV bundle: Purchase both the Barrios vs. Garcia PPV and Wilder vs. Chisora PPV (April 4) together for a discounted bundle price of $99.99 US, £39.99 UK, $31.99/equivalent ROW.
3) Watch both PPVs with no extra one-off costs as part of DAZN's Ultimate Tier subscription - see full details below.
How to watch Russell vs. Hiraokaon DAZN
You can watch this fight and all DAZN content smart TV's, smartphones, games consoles, streaming devices, tablets, and laptops/PC's/Mac's via the DAZN App.
If you do not have the App already then just follow these instructions....
- Download the free DAZN App from your normal App store on your TV, phone, tablet, or streaming device
- On a laptop or PC visit www.DAZN.com/home
- Select 'Get started' or 'log in'
- Enter your email address, or sign up via the Apple, Google or Facebook options
- You then have access to all of DAZN's free content, including the Matchroom boxing channel, LIV Golf, and FIFA+
- Then find the boxing homepage page and click 'buy now'
Get PPVs included in your subscription with DAZN Ultimate Tier
DAZN's Ultimate Tier subscription package includes a minimum of 12 PPVs a year, on top of the regular 185 fight nights offering.
Therefore signing up to DAZN Ultimate Tier would include The Ring: High Stakes: Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia PPV. This means you would not need to purchase this PPV individually at an extra cost.
US customers can sign up for Ultimate Tier now for $44.99 per month. UK customers can subscribe for £24.99 per month.
Based on buying 12 PPVs per year, having an Ultimate Tier subscription instead can save £320 / $535 a year**.
**Savings calculated by comparing 12 months of DAZN Monthly Flex plus 12 pay-per-view events per year against 12 months of DAZN Ultimate at launch price.
Where is the Russell vs. Hiraoka fight?
The fight is set to be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas .
For Hiraoka, this will be just the third time in his career that he has fought outside of his native Japan.
Russell vs. Hiraoka odds
Russell is 1/3 to retain his crown, with Hiraoka 23/10/
To win:
- Gary Antuanne Russell : 1/3
- Andy Hiraoka : 23/10
Odds provided by DAZN Bet, for full markets, click here
Odds correct as of February 18.
Russell vs. Hiraoka tale of the tape
Gary Antuanne Russell record
- Nationality : American
- Age : 29
- Height : 5' 10"
- Reach : 69"
- Total fights : 19
- Record : 18-1 (17 KOs)
Andy Hiraoka record
- Nationality : Japanese
- Age : 29
- Height : 5' 11.5"
- Reach : 74"
- Total fights : 24
- Record: 24-0 (19 KOs)
3 fight nights, 1 unmissable weekend - only on DAZN
Watch three amazing fights this weekend - Feb 21-22 - exclusively on DAZN. It's Barrios vs. Garcia for the WBC welterweight title on PPV; with Wood vs. Warrington II, and Shields vs. Crews-Dezurn II on DAZN subscription. Get all three all included with DAZN Ultimate Tier.
