Oleksandr Usyk vs Mike Hunter. Live stream and schedule

Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk

Oleksandr Usyk (11-0, 10 KOs), from Kiev, Ukraine, and a 2012 Olympic gold medalist, will be defending his WBO cruiserweight world title against Top-10 contender Michael Hunter (12-0, 8 KOs), from Las Vegas, Nev. This Saturday, the American introduction of Usyk continues with an HBO-televised title defense at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

This fight will be the opener for Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) defense of his WBO world super featherweight championship against Camden, New Jersey, native Jason Sosa (20-1-4, 15 KOs) on Saturday night in Oxon Hill, Maryland. HBO will televise this card as a “World Championship Boxing” tripleheader from MGM National Harbor, a new casino & resort just outside of Washington, D.C.

In the middle bout is a ten-round light heavyweight fight that pits Oleksandr Gvozdyk (12-0, 10 KOs) against Yuniesky Gonzalez (18-2, 14 KOs).

So Usyk vs. Hunter happens Saturday, April 8 live on HBO beginning at 10pm ET/PT. It’s 3 a.m in UK and Boxnation will televise. In Ukraine the Ukrainian card will be shown on the local Inter channel with the start at 5 a.m. local time.

Don’t forget that Lomachenko-Sosa undercard bouts will be shown live on Top Rank site April 8, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Non-Televised on HBO Undercard Features Local Favorites Mike Reed and Patrick Harris, Plus No. 1 Super Middleweight Contender Jesse Hart.

You can also fine links to the on line streams for this event on RingSide24 site on the fight night.