How to watch Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan vs Erislandy Lara fight on Gervonta Davis-Rolando Romero card
Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan gets a world title shot at Erislandy Lara on the Gervonta Davis vs Rolly Romero card
WBA Middleweight Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara and hard-hitting Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan will square off in the co-main event to five-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis WBA lightweight title defence to unbeaten No.1 ranked contender and mandatory challenger Rolando Romero in Brooklyn.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch the action:
Fight Details
Date: Saturday, May 28 (Sunday morning in the UK)
Venue: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
Main card: 9pm ET / 2am GMT
Main event ringwalks (approx): 11:15pm ET / 4:15am GMT
The main card gets underway at 9pm ET / 2 am GMT with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 11:15 pm ET / 4:15 am GMT but these timings are subject to change due to the length of the undercard fights.
TV Channel
U.S.: Showtime PPV
UK: TBC
The fight will be broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, and UK rights haven't been announced at this time.
Quotes
O'Sullivan: “My layoff doesn’t mean a great deal to me. I’ve sparred three days a week during training camp. So any ring rust has been shaken off in camp.
“I’m looking forward to fighting at Barclays Center. It looks like an amazing atmosphere from everything I’ve seen and it’s going to be an honor to step into the ring.
“The first thing on my mind is beating Lara on Saturday. I’m ready for this opportunity. When I win this fight, I’ll be ready to beat him again in the rematch.
“I wouldn’t say that Lara has fallen off. He’s still a great fighter. He might even be more powerful than he’s been in the past. He sits down on his punches much better now and I think that suits me even better.
“I look forward to sharing the ring with Lara. I’ve got a good chin and I’m a tough man. I’m facing a great boxer who would give anyone trouble. I have to find a way to overcome that.
“I always come to fight. I’m coming in there to take him out. My mission is to stop him. I want to become the first man to stop him.”
Lara: “I feel great. I’m very excited to be back fighting in Brooklyn again. This is a great opportunity to perform on a big stage on SHOWTIME PPV.
“My expectation is to go in there and put on a good show. I feel very strong and very prepared and we’ll see what happens in the ring on Saturday.
“Training camp went great. We put in incredible work in the gym day after day. Now I’m excited to be here for fight week.
“I need about two rounds to get familiar with my opponent, then I’ll be able to tell exactly where this fight is going. Once I figure out what I need to do, it’s just about executing.
“My only focus is on this fight Saturday night. If the other champions want to avoid me that’s their problem. I’m taking it one fight at a time.”
Gervonta Davis Bio
Nationality: American
Born: November 7, 1994
Height: 5' 5.5"
Reach: 67.5"
Total Fights: 26
Record: 26-0 (24 KOs)
Rolando Romero Bio
Nationality: American
Born: October 14, 1995
Height: 5'8"
Reach: 68"
Total Fights: 14
Record: 14-0 (12 KOs)
Schedule
Gervonta Davis vs Rolando Romero
WBA (regular) Lightweight title
Erislandy Lara vs Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan
WBA (regular) Middleweight title
Jesus Ramos vs Luke Santama
Junior Middleweight
Eduardo Ramirez vs Luis Melendez
Junior Lightweight
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