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Does anyone know the approximate times of the fights on Saturday? I will be watching live in Thailand but it will be the early hours of the morning here, so I plan to get a few hours sleep first but don't want to oversleep. I'd like to watch the three titles fights at least.

Cheers.

oliverfennell wrote:Does anyone know the approximate times of the fights on Saturday? I will be watching live in Thailand but it will be the early hours of the morning here, so I plan to get a few hours sleep first but don't want to oversleep. I'd like to watch the three titles fights at least.

Cheers.

Just a guess but I'd say Macklin Rose 7pm, followed by McDonnell, Selby, Benn, Groves then AJ in that order

Martin Joshua
Selby
Groves
McDonnell
Macklin Rose
Davies
Cheeseman
Benn

is the running order. Not sure on times. Main event is 11pm I believe...
http://www.matchroomboxing.com/fight-ni ... -v-joshua/

Benn is a floater and will go on late. Maybe just before the main event.

oliverfennell wrote:Does anyone know the approximate times of the fights on Saturday? I will be watching live in Thailand but it will be the early hours of the morning here, so I plan to get a few hours sleep first but don't want to oversleep. I'd like to watch the three titles fights at least.

Cheers.

Happy New Year mate

wesshaw1985 wrote:Martin Joshua
Selby
Groves
McDonnell
Macklin Rose
Davies
Cheeseman
Benn

is the running order. Not sure on times. Main event is 11pm I believe...
http://www.matchroomboxing.com/fight-ni ... -v-joshua/

From that tv running order I'd imagine approximately something like:

6.10pm Davies v Keates
7pm Macklin v Rose
8pm McDonnell v Vargas
9pm Groves v Brophy
10pm Selby v Hunter
11pm (Ringwalks 10.45pm) Josha v Martin
Live Float Benn v Keleher

Official:

RUNNING ORDER (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) AND WEIGHTS

5pm 6 x 3 mins Featherweight contest
KAMIL LASZCZYK (9st 1lb 8oz) v IGNAC KASSAI (9st 1lb 6oz)
(Poland) (Hungary)

5.20pm 6 x 3 mins Super-Welterweight contest
TED CHEESEMAN (10st 13lb 7oz) v MARIO PETROV (10st 13lb 3oz)
(Bermondsey) (Mitcham)

6.05pm 10 x 3 mins Vacant English Lightweight title
OHARA DAVIES (9st 8lbs 9oz) v ANDY KEATES (9st 8lbs 2oz)
(Hackney) (Leek)

Followed by
12 x 3 mins Vacant IBF Inter-Continental Middleweight title
MATTHEW MACKLIN (11st 5lbs 7oz) v BRIAN ROSE (11st 5lbs 5oz)
(Birmingham) (Blackpool)

Followed by
12 x 3 mins WBA World Bantamweight title
JAMIE McDONNELL (8st 5lbs 6oz) v FERNANDO VARGAS (8st 5lbs 9oz) second attempt
(Doncaster) (Mexico)

Followed by
12 x 3 mins IBF World Featherweight title
LEE SELBY (8st 13lbs 1oz) v ERIC HUNTER (8st 13lbs 1oz)
(Barry) (Philadelphia)

Followed by
4 x mins Super-Lightweight contest
CONOR BENN (10st 4lbs 8oz) v IVAILO BOYANOV (10st 1lb 1oz)
(Ilford) (Bulgaria)

Followed by
12 x 3 mins Vacant WBA International Super-Middleweight title
GEORGE GROVES (11st 13lbs 2oz) v DAVID BROPHY (11st 13lbs 8oz)
(Hammersmith) (Caldercruix)

Followed by
12 x 3 mins IBF World Heavyweight title
CHARLES MARTIN (17st 7lbs) v ANTHONY JOSHUA (17st 6lbs)
(California) (Watford)

11 pm is to long to wait

This makes me laugh..

(California) (Watford)

11pm perfect for me as im at work till 11.

One thing that pisses me of though is Benn bringing in an import. There are 99 current boxers at super lightweight in England. Why not give one of those a pay day?

mimmy123 wrote:11pm perfect for me as im at work till 11.

One thing that pisses me of though is Benn bringing in an import. There are 99 current boxers at super lightweight in England. Why not give one of those a pay day?

Last I knew he was fighting a kid from West Yorkshire.

Luke Keleher, just been told Benn dropped him for an easier opponent and promised him May 28th... Benn telling everyone Luke hurt his finger, he never, he's good to go and really upset.

mickey1975 wrote:Luke Keleher, just been told Benn dropped him for an easier opponent and promised him May 28th... Benn telling everyone Luke hurt his finger, he never, he's good to go and really upset.

Judging by Keleher's record he could easily be 6-1 with a bit of luck and gives it a go when he's brought in as the opponent. Probably seen as too much of a risk to Benn, would be a disaster for them if he got beat on debut.

I was told he was extremely confident and up for it. Not good for all his mates who've booked it, bet on it and some are going. Still, who cares?

Mein Arsch ist auf Feuer

mickey1975 wrote:Luke Keleher, just been told Benn dropped him for an easier opponent and promised him May 28th... Benn telling everyone Luke hurt his finger, he never, he's good to go and really upset.

Not a lot of confidence in Benn then it seems.

mimmy123 wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:Luke Keleher, just been told Benn dropped him for an easier opponent and promised him May 28th... Benn telling everyone Luke hurt his finger, he never, he's good to go and really upset.

Not a lot of confidence in Benn then it seems.

Benn has blocked all Keleher's fans on Twitter for asking him why he's not fighting their man!

mimmy123 wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:Luke Keleher, just been told Benn dropped him for an easier opponent and promised him May 28th... Benn telling everyone Luke hurt his finger, he never, he's good to go and really upset.

Not a lot of confidence in Benn then it seems.

Fook me give Benn a break not even had his first fight yet

#ducker

Going nowhere is he.

I've fell out with him already.

Rexob wrote:

mimmy123 wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:Luke Keleher, just been told Benn dropped him for an easier opponent and promised him May 28th... Benn telling everyone Luke hurt his finger, he never, he's good to go and really upset.

Not a lot of confidence in Benn then it seems.

Fook me give Benn a break not even had his first fight yet

Not sure if this is sarcasm or not, however, if Benn had a chosen boxer but has decided to take an easier fighter what is that saying, not to himself but to those who have proberly invested in him? Also he talks big on Twitter, well he did until i unfollowed him.

mimmy123 wrote:One thing that pisses me of though is Benn bringing in an import. There are 99 current boxers at super lightweight in England. Why not give one of those a pay day?

Bloody imports, come over here, take all the jobs...

johnswan1 wrote:Official:

RUNNING ORDER (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) AND WEIGHTS

5pm 6 x 3 mins Featherweight contest
KAMIL LASZCZYK (9st 1lb 8oz) v IGNAC KASSAI (9st 1lb 6oz)
(Poland) (Hungary)

5.20pm 6 x 3 mins Super-Welterweight contest
TED CHEESEMAN (10st 13lb 7oz) v MARIO PETROV (10st 13lb 3oz)
(Bermondsey) (Mitcham)

6.05pm 10 x 3 mins Vacant English Lightweight title
OHARA DAVIES (9st 8lbs 9oz) v ANDY KEATES (9st 8lbs 2oz)
(Hackney) (Leek)

Followed by
12 x 3 mins Vacant IBF Inter-Continental Middleweight title
MATTHEW MACKLIN (11st 5lbs 7oz) v BRIAN ROSE (11st 5lbs 5oz)
(Birmingham) (Blackpool)

Followed by
12 x 3 mins WBA World Bantamweight title
JAMIE McDONNELL (8st 5lbs 6oz) v FERNANDO VARGAS (8st 5lbs 9oz) second attempt
(Doncaster) (Mexico)

Followed by
12 x 3 mins IBF World Featherweight title
LEE SELBY (8st 13lbs 1oz) v ERIC HUNTER (8st 13lbs 1oz)
(Barry) (Philadelphia)

Followed by
4 x mins Super-Lightweight contest
CONOR BENN (10st 4lbs 8oz) v IVAILO BOYANOV (10st 1lb 1oz)
(Ilford) (Bulgaria)

Followed by
12 x 3 mins Vacant WBA International Super-Middleweight title
GEORGE GROVES (11st 13lbs 2oz) v DAVID BROPHY (11st 13lbs 8oz)
(Hammersmith) (Caldercruix)

Followed by
12 x 3 mins IBF World Heavyweight title
CHARLES MARTIN (17st 7lbs) v ANTHONY JOSHUA (17st 6lbs)
(California) (Watford)

Thanks... sucks that Selby is one before Groves. Given the time difference, I hoped to sleep, see the world title fights back to back, then sleep again. Not bothered about Groves and Benn.

It's the equivalent of staying up for US fights in the UK, and I used to do that no problem, but then I have to be up again a couple of hours later for Pac-Bradley too!

Starboxer wrote:11 pm is to long to wait

I totally agree. Surely an 23.45 finish is annoyingly late whether you're watching at home, going out afterwards, or having to get away from the O2.