Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn have been rivals for over a decade but they’ve put their differences aside to put on this weekend’s 5v5 event in Saudi Arabia.
But they weren’t always on speaking terms like they are now and spent years striking verbal blows from afar as fights between their promotional companies fell by the wayside.
Now they finally pit their stables together so Daily Star Sport gives you all the details on how to watch Saturday night’s card, the timings, the fights and how the 5v5 will work.
How to watch Queesberry v Matchroom in the UK
You can watch ‘5 vs 5: Queensberry vs Matchroom’ live from Riyadh on DAZN PPV for £21.99, which includes a free one month subscription. Sign up here.
The event is also live on TNT Sports Box Office from 7pm BST.
(Image: ©Mark Robinson Photography/Matchroom)
What UK time is the 5v5 card?
The TV broadcasts start at 7pm BST and there are six fights on the card. The five bouts in the 5v5 event and a WBA light-heavyweight clash between Dmitry Bivol and Malik Zinad. That means there is a lot to get through so get those energy drinks and coffees ready for a late night. The first bout is due to be at 7.15pm BST – that will be 9.15pm in Saudi Arabia – with the main event not looking like it will start until around midnight unless there are a lot of stoppages in the bouts.
How 5v5 works
This is the first event of its kind. Both Warren and Hearn have picked five fighters in different weight classes to face each other.
They have also selected one captain each for their Queensberry and Matchroom teams. The points are distributed as follows:
Win on the scorecards: 1 point
Win by knockout: 2 points
Draw: 0 points
Captain: Points double
(Image: ©Mark Robinson Photography/Matchroom)
The fights
Queensberry v Matchroom
Zhilei Zhang v Deontay Wilder (Captain)
Daniel Dubois v Filip Hrgovic
Nick Ball v Raymond Ford (WBA featherweight title)
Hamzah Sheeraz (Captain) v Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams
Willy Hutchinson v Craig ‘Spider’ Richards