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JAMES DeGALE will make his bare-knuckle fighting debut on Saturday night.

The former boxing world champion and Olympic gold medalist returns to combat sports against Australian Matt Floyd in Manchester.

Boxer on the canvas during a boxing match.

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James DeGale has been out of action since he lost to Chris Eubank Jr in 2019Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

DeGale has been out of action since he retired from boxing in 2019 following defeat to Chris Eubank Jr.

The Londoner, who became the first British boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title, will be looking to get back to fighting for silverware.

DeGale tops a huge Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship card with the highly anticipated bout between reality TV stars Aaron Chalmers and Jack Fincham also on the bill.

SunSport brings you all the details you need ahead of Saturday’s huge BKFC 81 event.

When is James DeGale vs Matt Floyd?

  • DeGale vs Floyd will take place on Saturday, September 27.
  • The show will begin at 6pm BST.
  • The main event will likely begin at approximately 10.30pm BST.
  • Manchester’s AO Arena will host.

What TV channel is James DeGale vs Matt Floyd on and can it be live streamed?

  • DeGale vs Floyd will be broadcast live on DAZN, which is available in over 200 countries with a subscription.
  • If you are not currently a DAZN member, monthly and annual subscriptions are available.
  • An Annual Super Saver subscription is a one-off payment of £119.99 for 12 months access (£14.99 per month if paying in monthly instalments). 
  • And a Monthly Flexible pass, which can be cancelled at any time, is £24.99 per month.
  • Alternatively, you can follow the action as it happens via SunSport‘s LIVE blog.

Who else is on the BKFC 81 card?

  • James DeGale vs Matt FloydLight heavyweight
  • Aaron Chalmers vs Jack Fincham; Light heavyweight
  • Jonny Graham vs Navid Mansouri; Lightweight
  • Jack Cullen vs Stanislav Grosu; Middleweight
  • Jonno Chipchase vs Lewis Garside; Featherweight
  • Dec Spelman vs Dawid Chylinski; Light heavyweight
  • David Oskar vs Travis Dickinson; Cruiserweight
  • Bartlomiej Krol vs Jon Telfer; Lightweight
  • Joe Lister vs Sean Weir; Light heavyweight
  • Keiron Sewell vs Patryk Pietrasik; Bantamweight
  • Andy Thornton vs Matty Hil; Heavyweight
  • Gaz Corran vs Danny Moir; Middleweight
  • Benjamin Lowe vs Mikey Henderson; Middleweight

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