In his first real test on the international stage, Anthony Yarde will be taking on Sergey Kovalev for the WBO world light-heavyweight title.

Kovalev is expected be a future Hall-of-Famer, but Yarde comes into the fight with little to lose and a 100 per cent win record, with 17 of his 18 fights ending in a knockout.

The Londoner last fought American Travis Reeves in May, a contest that ended in a fifth-round knockout.

Thirty-six-year-old Kovalev has eight years and 19 fights worth of experience on Yarde, and has only lost four of his 37 fights, boasting a 76 per cent knockout ratio.

There’s also plenty of action on the undercard too.

We've got everything you need to know ahead of the big night…

What time is the fight?

The ringwalks for the main event are expected to start at 7.30pm UK time, with the undercard starting at 5.00pm.

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Where is the fight?

Yarde is travelling deep into enemy territory for the fight, with the Traktor Sport Palace in Chelyabinsk, Russia being roughly 3000 miles from home.

The Brit has only fought outside of the UK twice, both times in America.

What TV channel is the fight on?

BT Sport 2 will be broadcasting the whole event, with coverage starting at 5.00pm.

Will the fight be live streamed?

BT Sport subscribers can stream the match via the BT Sport website and the BT Sport app.

Odds

Athony Yarde 11/8

Draw 20/1

Sergey Kovalev 4/7

Who is on the undercard?

Aleksei Papin vs Ilunga Makabu

Evgeny Romanov vs TBA

Eduard Skavynskyi vs Idd Pialari

Akzhol Sulaimanbek Uulu vs Abdulaziz Kunert

Erzhan Turgumbekov vs Heorhii Lashko

Meiirim Nursultanov vs Artur Osipov

Enriko Gogokhia vs TBA

Grigory Varasyan vs Alexey Tukhtarov