Boxing fans get a rare 24-hour run of action today, with Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani leading a packed card in Japan, Conah Walker defending against Sam Eggington in the Midlands, and Gilberto Ramirez putting his world title on the line against David Benavidez.
The schedule starts early in the UK. Inoue and Nakatani are expected to go around 1pm this afternoon, with the first fights on that card due at 8am. Later tonight, Walker and Eggington headline a seven-fight card set to get underway just after 10.30pm, while Ramirez and Benavidez are likely to begin at around 5am on Sunday.
For Walker, the fight is the latest step in a career he says has never been built the easy way. He said his path has been a rollercoaster, with undefeated opponents cropping up early, and that he pushed for Eggington last year because he wanted the challenge rather than an easier option. Eggington, meanwhile, cast the bout as part of the job he loves, saying he has won belts, fought plenty of nights like this and has to keep winning if he wants to keep doing what he enjoys.
The timing gives DAZN subscribers a full day of live boxing, with the Inoue-Nakatani coverage free for subscribers and the Walker-Eggington card also on the platform tonight. Ramirez’s title defence adds a final late-night attraction, with Benavidez moving up 25lb from light-heavyweight for the cruiserweight clash. Exact start times can shift depending on how long the undercard lasts, but the appeal for viewers is plain: the sport’s biggest names are spread across one long stretch of action, from the first bell in Japan to the early hours of Sunday in Britain.
DAZN says it carries more than 185 fights a year from major promoters, along with MMA, BKFC and Misfits crossover boxing, and today’s line-up is a clear example of how much combat sport it now bundles into a single day. The one thing that may move is the clock. The fights are scheduled, but the undercards will decide how close they stay to it.
