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Deji vs Alex Wassabi fight UK time: Start time and live stream for YouTube bout

YouTube stars Deji and Alex Wassabi will finally square off after a years-long rivalry at the OVO Arena Wembley tonight.

Deji Olatunji, from the UK, understands that fellow social media sensation Wassabi is standing between him and a boxing career after suffering two losses in his first bouts.

And Wassabi, from America, knows that he needs a big win on foreign soil to reaffirm his position as a top YouTube star after slipping from the spotlight in recent years.

The pair head up an exciting eight-fight card that includes the likes of Vitaly Zdorovetskiy facing Kristen Hanby and the boxing debuts of reality TV star Ashley Cain and Canadian social star Kyle 'Stromedy' Godfrey.

There are a number of celebrities expected to attend the event, with thousands of fans set to pack into the historic London venue and many more watching on pay-per-view.

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

Fight start time and how to watch via live stream

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Viewers around the world can watch the fight live on PPV by heading to the Showstar website.

The PPV stream will cost just £7, and can be streamed to your TV using the app.

The event begins at 7pm on Saturday March 5, with an eight-fight card, with each fight barring the main and co-main taking place over four two-minute rounds.

Expect to see Deji and Alex Wassabi make the walk to the ring around 9.30pm or 10pm UK time, depending on how the card goes.

You can also follow along on the Mirror Fighting live blog.

Deji takes on Alex Wassabi tonight (Showstar Boxing)

Full fight card

Deji vs Alex Wassabi - Five-round main event

King Kenny vs Faze Temperrr - Five-round co-main event, loser forfeits purse to winner

Vitaly vs Kristen Hanby

Armz Korleone vs Minikon

Ryan Taylor vs DK Money

Ashley Cain vs Andreas Eskander

Prelims

Kyle 'Stromedy' Godfrey vs Austin Sprinz

Halal Ham vs Salt Papi

Rules

These bouts are all novice exhibitions, but the ruleset will be slightly different to YouTube boxing matches we've seen in the past.

The fighters will wear 12oz gloves with no headgear, a big difference from the last event of this nature in the UK when KSI and Logan Paul fought in 2018.

Back then, they all wore 16oz gloves and clunky headgear, which vastly decreased the chance of knockouts in the fights.

Are you looking forward to the return of YouTube boxing? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!

Quotes corner

Stromedy: "This time fans can expect something different, we've been taking this really seriously.

"We're going up to Big Bear in California for high elevation training, we've been running miles and miles every day, two sessions a day, pad work and sparring.

"That was something I'd never done, and I love the build-up to the fight more than everything, that's the lit part and I'm really excited."

Kristen Hanby: "Vitaly is a dozy idiot - I saw a clip of him sparring the other day and I couldn't stop laughing.

"I screen recorded it and I've watched it back 30 times, he's pathetic - he's talking all this stuff but he's getting slept!

"I don't know where he's getting this 60 seconds from, I don't know what he's been taking, he's not going to even land a clean punch on me.

"I'm going to stop him, I can see it now the referee is going to jump in and be saying 'he's had enough, he's had enough, he can't breathe!'

"He's going to need the referee to get me off him."

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