Pound-for-pound king Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez returns to the ring on Saturday as he looks to add a second world light-heavyweight title to his resume when he challenges the undefeated Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas.
In the United States and Canada, the fight can be purchased via DAZN PPV alongside the usual DAZN monthly or annual subscription. Here's everything you need to know about how to order the fight, which devices will carry the event, and more.
Working with both existing partners and future partners to come, DAZN will offer select mega fights as Pay Per View add-on events. These occasional Pay Per View fights will be available to both existing and new DAZN subscribers in selected countries, live and on demand.
Click here for a full rundown of how DAZN PPV works, what is PPV and what falls under your regular DAZN subscription, and more.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol will be available on DAZN PPV in the United States for $59.99 (and in Canada for 59.99 CA$) to current DAZN subscribers. Added to their subscription fee for the month, existing subscribers will pay a total of $79.98 (both US and CA) for the pound-for-pound king's big test at light-heavyweight against the undefeated WBA champion on May 7, plus all of May's exciting subscription content on DAZN.
Those who do not currently subscribe, meanwhile, can order Canelo vs. Bivol via DAZN PPV on the app for $79.99 US/ $79.99 CA, and this will give them not only Canelo vs. Bivol but an entire month of DAZN's subscription offerings, including live fight nights almost every week, a range of other sports, classic fights, exclusive interviews, The DAZN Boxing Show every weekday and more.
Please note that the month's subscription is only included when the PPV is ordered through the DAZN app, not other independent providers of the fight.
In comparison, Canelo's most recent fight (vs. Caleb Plant) cost $79.99 for that show and that show only; Keith Thurman's recent return to action vs. Mario Barrios cost $74.99 for that show only.
Pay Per View events are available to watch either live or on-demand. Events will be available to buy, and to watch, for 7 days after they go live.
With a monthly or annual subscription, you’ll still have access to the same top-quality events and shows. This includes regular premium boxing events, hundreds of classic fights in the boxing archive, DAZN original shows and award-winning documentaries.
Currently, you can buy Pay Per View events with any major credit or debit cards. You can buy the event on any of the devices listed below. Once you’ve bought the event, you can watch it on any of your smart devices.
Here's how existing DAZN customers can buy a Pay Per View event on different devices:
You’ll be directed to buy the event via in-app purchase.
On the following devices, you’ll see a QR code when you select the event on your device.
Scan the QR code using your mobile device – this will take you to a payment page. Make sure you’re signed in on your mobile device first.
You can buy the event at the same time as you sign up to DAZN. When you buy a Pay Per View event, you’ll get access to everything else on DAZN as well. Here’s how to buy on different devices.
You can’t buy the event direct on your device, so you’ll need to use a web browser on your phone or laptop. Alternatively you can download the DAZN app on a mobile device and sign up via the app
If you’ve registered your details for a free account, you need to sign up for a paid annual or monthly plan. Then you’ll be able to buy and watch Pay Per View events.
Once you’ve bought your subscription, follow the steps above under ‘New customers: how to buy Pay Per View events’.
You can buy a Pay Per View event up to 30 days before the fight goes live. It won’t be available to buy before that.
Sorry, you can’t pay for Pay-Per-View events using your mobile carrier bill.
If you are a DAZN subscriber and you’ve bought the Pay Per View event, you can find it on the homepage. There will be a row of videos on the homepage near the top. You can find the live event, plus the build-up, within that row.
You can also find the event via Search.
You can watch Pay Per View events on all the same devices you watch DAZN on. These are: smart TVs, mobiles (iOS and Android), connected devices (e.g. Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, Chromecast) and on our website.
You can cast the Pay Per View event to your TV from your mobile device.
Gift codes aren’t yet available for Pay Per View events.