RYAN GARNER will kick off DAZN’s new Saturday Fight Night show this weekend.

In fifteen years, the 28-year-old Saints fans has swapped the local working men’s club for Southampton FC’s St Mary’s stadium.

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Dazn is billed as the ‘Global Home of Boxing’ and wants to thrill fans every Saturday night Credit: AFP

Ryan Garner kicks off the new show with a super-feather cracker at St Mary’s on DAZN Credit: PA

And now he is the first man to headline the streaming app’s debut broadcast showcasing the best of boxing from around the world.

The super-feather star faces Michael Magnesi at the South Coast home of the Championship side and the fights will come thick and fast after the SFN opener.

Joe Cordina has a tough task going to America to try to halt their rising star Abdullah Mason on July 4.

Harlem Eubank welcomes David Papot over to the Copperbox for a welterweight clash on July 18.

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And, on June 25, Anthony Joshua has a must-win comeback bout with Kristian Prenga coming live from Saudi Arabia.

DAZN is now the home of the UK’s three promotional heavyweights in Queensberry, Matchroom and Boxxer.

And, in the States, they have the additional stables of Top Rank and Golden Boy.

Dave Stratton, the firm’s EVP of global marketing, said: “Boxing has always delivered great nights, but fans deserve more consistency in knowing where to find them and what’s at stake. 

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“Saturday Fight Night changes that. 

“We’re giving the sport a weekly standing appointment, backed by the promoters and fighters who define it. 

“DAZN’s promise to fans is simple: global boxing every Saturday, all year long.”

The Home of Boxing in 2026

There’s a massive year of boxing ahead!

It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring.
Anthony Joshua returns to the ring in July to face Kristian Prenga ahead of a potential blockbuster bout against Tyson Fury later in the year.
And Floyd Mayweather is back on the big screens to headline an 18-fight card in Greece.
Here’s all the big fights coming up…
June

Sat 20 – Ryan Garner vs Michael Magnesi – DAZN
Sat 27 – Xander Zayas vs Jaron Ennis – DAZN
Sat 27 – Floyd Mayweather vs Mike Zambidis

July

Sat 25 – Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga – DAZN

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