Saturday’s bout between the legendary Manny Pacquiao and WBA world welterweight title holder Lucas Matthysse will not appear on traditional TV, and instead is only available for those that subscribe to ESPN+, at least in the United States.
Pacquiao vs. Matthysse undercard: Full list of fights leading up to main event
Pacquiao and Matthysse headline a strong card on ESPN+. We have all you need to know to watch.
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The subscription runs $5 a month, and putting a bout that contains Pacquiao behind that paywall represents a big push for ESPN and their recently-launched service. The card is set to begin at 9 p.m. ET, live streamed on ESPN+, with Pacquiao and Matthysse expected to enter the ring no later than 11 p.m.
Before Pacquiao and Matthysse square off, three other titles will be on the line on Saturday. Carlos Canizales will be putting his WBA world light flyweight title on the line against Bin Lu, while Jhack Tepora and Edivaldo Oretga battle it out for the interim WBA world featherweight strap.
Finally, Moruti Mthalane and Muhammad Waseem will face each other for the vacant IBF world flyweight title. It’s not completely clear which bouts will be on the ESPN+ broadcast outside of the main event, the battle between Tepora and Ortega, and the match between Canizales and Lu.
After losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May 2015, Pacquiao notched wins over Timothy Bradley and Jessie Vargas before losing a unanimous decision to Jeff Horn in July 2017. Many had him winning that fight, however. This will be his first fight since that loss.
Matthysse has won his last two bouts over Tewa KIram and Emmanuel Taylor, both by knockout. Prior to that was a loss to Viktor Postol in the 10th round, also by knockout.
Below is all you need to know to watch Saturday’s action, including the full fight card.
How to watch Pacquiao vs. Matthysse
Date: Saturday, July 14
Location: Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Online Streaming: ESPN+ (subscription required)
Pacquiao vs. Matthysse fight card
Welterweight: Lucas Matthysse (39-4-0 (36 KOs) vs. Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs)
Featherweight: Jhack Tepora (21-0, 16 KOs) vs. Edivaldo Ortega (26-1-1, 12 KOs)
Junior flyweight: Carlos Canizales (20-0-1 (16 KOs) vs. Bin Lu (1-0, 1 KO)
Junior lightweight: Juan Miguel Elorde (25-1, 13 KOs) vs. Ratchanon Sawangsoda (12-2, 12 KOs)
Welterweight: Theena Thayalan (5-0, 2 KOs) vs. Siddharth Varma (4-1, 1 KO)
Flyweight: Moruti Mthalane (35-2, 24 KOs) vs. Muhammad Waseem (8-0, 6 KOs)
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