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Deji vs Alex Wassabi fight date, UK start time and undercard

YouTube stars Deji Olatunji and Alex Wassabi will finally settle their years-long feud in the ring on Saturday night when they square off at the OVO Arena Wembley.

The pair will headline the first YouTube boxing card since 2019 to take place in the UK, with a host of other celebrities appearing on the bill.

In the co-main event, American social media star Faze Temperrr will square off with King Kenny from England in a bout where the loser forfeits their purse to the winner.

Elsewhere on the card, Vitaly will face Kristen Hanby and reality TV star Ashley Cain will step into the ring for his first fight.

DK Money will return to the ring for his first fight since a tight decision loss to Nick Ireland, and fans will also get to see the debut of Kyle 'Stromedy' Godfrey.

Here's all you need to know about this weekend's card...

When is the Deji vs Alex Wassabi fight?

The event takes place on Saturday, March 5 at the SSE Arena, Wembley in London.

Doors for the show will open at 5:45pm according to fans who have bought tickets, so expect the first fight at around 6pm.

With fights shortened to two minute rounds and generally taking place over two minutes, expect a shorter card than usual.

How to watch

The event is made available on a pay-per-view stream from Showstar's website, with the entire stream costing just £7.

You can order the PPV stream by clicking here.

If you're around London, tickets are on sale at this link, prices start at £36, and if you want to sit ringside it will cost £146.

What are the rules?

The main and co-main event fights will take place over five rounds of two minutes.

The undercard will see fighters compete for four rounds of two minutes.

It has been confirmed that fighters will wear 12oz gloves and no headgear, in a big difference from previous events.

Last summer when YouTubers fought the stars of TikTok in Florida, they wore 16oz gloves, and prelim bouts had light headgear.

The last time we saw YouTube boxing in the UK when KSI fought Logan Paul, they both wore 16oz gloves and headgear, so the likelihood of knockouts is now much higher.

In the co-main event, Faze Temperr and King Kenny will be fighting in a "winner take all" bout, where the loser forfeits their purse to the winner.

Full fight card

Deji vs Alex Wassabi

King Kenny vs Faze Temperrr

Vitaly vs Kristen Hanby

Armz Korleone vs Minikon

Ryan Taylor vs DK Money

Ashley Cain vs Andreas Eskander

Are you excited for the Showstar Boxing event this weekend? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!

Prelims

Kyle 'Stromedy' Godfrey vs Austin Sprinz

Salt Papi vs Halal Ham

Quotes corner

Alex Wassabi : "Honestly, everything he puts out makes me less and less nervous.

"Everybody has nerves before a fight, even Mike Tyson said he cried before fights towards the end of his career.

"I was starting to feel those nerves once the announcement was made like 'oh, it's happening, it's real now,' and then every single time he puts something out I'm like 'why would he put that out?'

"Especially his last video, he quit over and over and over!"

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