Channel 5 has announced an agreement with Showtime Sports and Premier Boxing Champions to broadcast the WBA 130-pound and 135-pound regular titles between Gervonta "Tank" Davis and  Leo Santa Cruz. The boxers will square off for the titles live from San Antonio, Texas. The event will begin on Channel 5 on 1st November at 2:00 am GMT Sunday morning, with the main event fighters anticipated to make the walk just before 4:00 am GMT.

 

The card will start with a ten-round junior welterweight bout between Regis Prograis & Juan Heraldez, followed by fight between undefeated Mario Barrios and Ryan Karl for Barrios' WBA regular junior welterweight fight. 

 

“We at Channel 5 are so proud to present one of the fights of the year in partnership with our ViacomCBS colleagues Showtime. This latest match-up is testament to our commitment as a broadcaster to bring the British public world class boxing live and free,” said Caj Sohal, Head of Sports at Channel 5.

 

“We are proud to partner with Channel 5 to deliver this great event to the legions of passionate boxing fans across the UK,” said Stephen Espinoza, President, Showtime Sports and Event Programming. “This is a prime opportunity to work with a corporate partner to distribute high-impact sports content across our global platforms. Saturday night’s card is stacked with intriguing fights, and the main event is one of the most anticipated matchups of the year. We have a boxer with one of the sport’s highest knockout ratios in “Tank” Davis facing one of the busiest, highest pressure fighters in the sport in Leo Santa Cruz. The UK boxing fans deserved an outlet to watch this exciting fight card live, and thanks to Channel 5, they will be able to do so.”

 

The fight will also be made available on Channel 5’s streaming service My5 from 9am Sunday morning, as well as on ViacomCBS-owned Pluto TV in the UK.