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Tom Herbert

What time is the Anthony Joshua fight on Saturday night? And what is the undercard order?

Anthony Joshua will make his US debut tonight when he takes on Andy Ruiz Jr at New York's Madison Square Garden.

The Brit will defend his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles against the 29-year-old Mexican-American at the world famous venue.

Joshua was initially supposed to be facing Jarrell Miller, only for the former kickboxer to fail multiple drug tests, before incurring a suspension from the WBA.

The odds are stacked against Ruiz Jr, who took the fight on six weeks' notice. He has 32 wins on his record but did narrowly lose to then WBO champion Joseph Parker in December 2016.

It could present the perfect opportunity for Joshua to make a statement state-side, so here is all you need to know about the fight times, undercard and odds.

Anthony Joshua trains ahead of Andy Ruiz Jr fight

What time is the Anthony Joshua fight?

Joshua vs Ruiz Jr takes place tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York.

It will be another early start for UK fight fans with the main event expected to get underway in the early hours of Sunday morning – betweem 3am and 4am, depending on how the undercard fights pan out

Who is on the undercard?

Callum Smith vs Hassan N’Dam

Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon

Josh Kelly vs Ray Robinson

Josh Butasi vs Marco Antonio Periban

Chris Algieri vs Tommy Coyle

Austin William vs Quadeer Jenkins

Souleymane Cissokho vs Vladimir Hernandez

Diego Pacheco vs Jared Chauvin

What are the odds?

Betting odds | Provided by Betfair | Subject to change (UK and Ireland only)

Fight odds

  • Joshua to win: 1/25
  • Ruiz Jr to win: 14/1
  • Draw: 50/1

Method of victory

  • Joshua to win by decision/technical decision: 11/2
  • Joshua to win by KO/TKO: 1/8
  • Ruiz Jr to win by decision/technical decision: 40/1
  • Ruiz Jr to win by KO/TKO: 22/1

Group round betting

  • Anthony Joshua to win in round 1-4: 6/4
  • Anthony Joshua to win in round 5-8: 2/1
  • Anthony Joshua to win in round 9-12: 6/1

Click here for more betting odds.

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