Got tickets to the 02? What a result. Watching the aggro on Sky, or down the pub? Not a bad choice if so.
If neither is an option, can punch-lines point you in the direction of BBC Tees Sport for the big one between Savannah Marsahall and Claressa Shields.
Your local Beeb station will be broadcasting live from the London venue, where the unbeaten middleweight champions fight it out to become undisputed world champ.
Rob Law will be on air from 9pm where he will be joined by Darlington’s former IBF bantamweight king, Stuart Hall, who will be providing the expert analysis alongside Rob when the fists fly after 10pm.
“It would be a crying shame if we weren’t there,” Rob told punch-lines.
“This is the culmination of years of hard work for Savannah and she is one of our own.
“We always say, as the local radio station, that BBC Radio Tees champions the people of where we are from.
“That’s what we are here to do and who better to champion than Savannah Marshall.”
It’s not a new experience for Law, who’s usually heard describing Hartlepool United’s matches on Tees, as he explained.
“It’s a bit of a full circle moment for us,” he said.
“The first time we covered boxing on thew station it was to do Stuart Hall’s world title fight with Martin Ward in Newcastle, then his follow up fight with Paul Butler.
“To have him at the commentary table for Saturday night really is something special.
“He knows his boxing and he’s been studying hard and doing all the research and I know he’s as excited as me.
“Stuey will do an amazing job.”
Rob has been impressed with Marshall’s contribution to the build-up to the biggest women’s fight in the history of boxing.
As a long-serving Tees journalist, he’s been reporting on trhe 31-year-old for many a years, including the time the former Headland ABC boxer lived up to her moniker ‘The Silent Asssassin’.
“We’ve followed Savannah from her time with GB,” said Rob.
“We’ve seen her grow, inside and outside the ring.
“She used to be so painfully shy. When we used to go to interview her, we used to think ‘hope she plays ball’.
“Now she’s an absolute delight to interview her. We’ve seen her grow in confidence and to be a part of that is brilliant.”
Words: Roy Kelly Picture: Lawrence Lustig/ BOXXER
