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The welterweight fight between Amir Khan and Samuel Vargas on Saturday, Sept. 8, will be shown for free on DAZN's Facebook and Twitter accounts. The Matchroom Boxing fight card will air live from Arena Birmingham in the U.K., with the main event beginning at approximately 5 p.m. ET.
The fights will appear on the @DAZNUSA Facebook page and via the @DAZN_USA Twitter handle, and fans won’t need to be signed up for DAZN to watch the fight.
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— DAZN USA (@DAZN_USA) September 4, 2018
“As part of our joint venture with Matchroom Boxing, we held the rights to Khan vs. Vargas but DAZN doesn’t go live in the U.S. until Sept. 10. We fully recognize Khan’s broad appeal and will work with Facebook and Twitter to give U.S. fight fans an opportunity to see his fight for free,” said Joseph Markowski, DAZN's senior vice president for North America. “Cheers! This one is on us.”
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Former unified light welterweight world champion Khan (32-4, 20 KOs), back in action following his knockout of Phil Lo Greco in just 39 seconds, will take on Colombian-Canadian contender Samuel Vargas (29-3, 14 KOs) in the 12-round welterweight main event.
Khan's fight against Lo Greco in April came after nearly two years away from the ring. The last time Khan fought before that was in a sixth-round knockout loss to Canelo Alvarez on May 7, 2016. Despite the hiatus, Khan showed no rust when he knocked out Lo Greco in less than a minute.
“One of my aims this year was to be as active as possible, so I’m very happy to get back in the ring again so soon against Samuel Vargas,” said Khan when the fight was announced in June. “Vargas is a tough and well-schooled fighter who has shared the ring with some top welterweights, including Danny Garcia and Errol Spence Jr.”
Vargas is currently ranked No. 9 in the WBA rankings. He last fought in June, having gone to a draw with Mauro Maximiliano Godoy.
The Facebook and Twitter streams will begin at approximately 3 p.m. ET, featuring the Jason Welborn vs. Tommy Langford rematch. Welborn beat Langford in a split decision in May to take Langford's British Middleweight title. A junior middleweight tilt featuring Ryan Kelly vs. Kelcie Ball is also part of the event.
“Amir Khan is back and although there is a lot of talk about massive fights on the horizon he must come through this test against Vargas in style. With DAZN launching later this month, we wanted to give Amir the biggest audience possible so U.S. fans can see how sharp and determined he looks,” said Eddie Hearn, Matchroom president. “Enjoy this card on us and then come back to check out DAZN’s top-notch platform and live sports production starting Sept. 22, when the heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua defends his belts against Alexander Povetkin.”
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DAZN, which announced its U.S. launch in July, is a live streaming service dedicated to sports that provides fans with access to events, both live and on demand. DAZN subscribers can watch sports and original programming on multiple devices for a monthly price with no contract.
DAZN’s stacked fall lineup of exclusive fights features Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin on Sept. 22, Bellator 206 on Sept. 29, Jessie Vargas vs. Thomas Dulorme on Oct. 6, Billy Joe Saunders vs. Demetrius Andrade on Oct. 20, among many others. Fans can sign up for DAZN by registering at DAZN.com or by downloading the DAZN app on a wide range of connected devices, including smart TVs, PCs, smartphones, tablets and game consoles, when the service goes live on Sept. 10.
