Anthony Joshua was purported to be rematching Dillian Whyte tonight however the battle was cancelled after the 'Body Snatcher' failed a pre-fight medicine check. In his place, Robert Helenius was drafted in on 4 days' discover to save lots of the cardboard after Matchroom Boxing scrambled to search out AJ a brand new opponent. The Finnish puncher solely fought final Saturday however in a dramatic flip of occasions, Helenius has been offered with an enormous alternative to vary the course of his boxing profession.

Live stream and TV channel

DAZN have the broadcasting rights for Joshua vs Helenius, which is included with none further cost for present DAZN prospects. 

Joshua vs Helenius will be live-streamed on the broadcasters app and web site on all good internet-connected units together with sensible TVs, cellphones and laptops. The undercard is about to get underway at 6pm with the principle occasion anticipated to observe at 10pm.

UK pricing

DAZN costs £9.99 a month for a hard and fast contract of 12 months. You can also choose to pay £19.99/month for a flexible rolling plan. However, it might price extra relying on the battle that you just need to watch. Some PPV occasion (pay-per-view) fights can price upwards of £14.99 relying on the occasion. Joshua vs Helenius is just not a PPV present.

Full card

Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius

Filip Hrgovic vs Demsey McKean

Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington

Johnny Fisher vs Harry Armstrong

Campbell Hatton vs Tom Ansell

Maisey Rose Courtney vs Gemma Ruegg

George Liddard vs Bas Oosterweghel

Brandon Scott vs Louis Norman

Quotes

Joshua: “I didn’t want to let anyone down. Late replacements aren’t ideal, but a long career will present these kinds of obstacles. This is just another rock in my shoe on the way to the top of the mountain.

“The objective remains the same, victory by any means. There’s no overtime in boxing, so I’ve got to be on my A-game and inflict pain. It’d be silly to underestimate Helenius or anyone. Credit to him: He’s come to roll the dice, to win.”

Helenius: "Thank you for giving me this opportunity. This fight offer came to me after my fight at the weekend. I was going on vacation with my family but not anymore, here we are.

"We had a superb camp behind us, and we really feel prepared. I'm able to battle, in any other case, I wouldn’t be right here. I respect him, he’s a superb fighter. It’s going to be superb. I’ve been chasing the World Title for 15 years and whenever you get this large of a possibility you may’t let it slip and I'll give every little thing to win this battle."