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Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker - When is it on, how can I watch it?

Anthony Joshua takes on Joseph Parker at Cardiff's Principality stadium in a much-anticipated heavyweight unification fight on March 31.

After Joshua's last fight where he was made to work for his knockout victory over Takam, many are regarding this as hardest fight of the Brit's career after his Wembley match-up against Wladimir Klitschko in April 2017.

Parker, on the other hand, is fighting in the UK for the second time and despite this being the third defence of his WBO title, he remains a big underdog. He claimed the vacant belt over Andy Ruiz Jr. back in Dec. 2016.

When is the fight?

The fight takes place on Saturday, March 31. However, in Parker's home country, it will be April 1 by the time the first bell rings.

Are there tickets available?

There are very few tickets remaining for the fight and they are all currently priced at £40. These are available on the event's official ticket provider StubHub.

The £60, £80, £100, £150, £200, £300, £600 and £2000 VIP tickets have all sold out.

What time does it start?

The fight is scheduled to start at 10.30pm BST with the ringwalk expected around 10.10pm. However, as ever with boxing, this may alter depending on the length of the undercard action.

US ET -- 5.10pm ringwalk and 5.30pm start

New Zealand -- 10.10am ringwalk and 10.30am start [April 1]

South Africa -- 11.10pm ringwalk and 11.30pm start

How can I watch it?

UK -- Sky Sports Box Office

US -- Showtime

New Zealand -- Sky Sports Arena

Africa - Kwesé Sports 1

Who did they each beat last time?

Joshua's last fight was against late replacement Takam back in Oct. 2017, where the Watford boxer went on to win via 10th round stoppage. He was initially scheduled to face IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev, but the Bulgarian fighter withdrew.

Parker's last outing was in Sept. 2017 where he faced Hughie Fury -- cousin of Tyson -- in Manchester, UK. He successfully defended his WBO world title against Fury, claiming a controversial majority points victory after 12 hard rounds.

Who is the favourite to win this time?

UK bookermaker bet365 are offering 1/10 odds on a Joshua victory, with a knockout win priced at 2/7.

If you are tipping Parker to emerge victorious, you can back him at 6/1 for victory and 8/1 for the knockout

What is at stake?

Joshua puts his IBF and WBA heavyweight world titles on the line, while Parker's WBO belt is also up for grabs. The winner will also claim Joshua's IBO belt, despite it being widely regarded as not a legitimate world title.

Which fights are on the Joshua-Parker undercard?

Alexander Povetkin (33-1) , who is likely to become a future Joshua opponent if he continues his winning streak and subsequent high ranking with the WBA, takes on David Price (22-4) in another heavyweight clash.

Ryan Burnett (18-0) defends his WBA (Super) bantamweight title against mandatory challenger Yonfrez Parejo (21-2-1).

Josh Kelly (5-0) is fighting Carlos Molina (28-8-2) in what is regarded at the 2016 Olympian's first real step up since turning professional. Fellow Rio athlete and Welsh fighter Joe Cordina (6-0) is also on the card, he takes on Hakim Ben Ali (19-5) -- a previous European title challenger -- who replaces Andy Townend (21-4) after he withdrew with injury.

Anthony Crolla (23-6-3) makes his return in his first ring apperance since victory over Ricky Burns last year. He takes on Edson Ramirez (18-2-1).

Further down the card, Morgan Jones (12-0) fights Mose Auimatagi Jr. (9-1-2) while Joshua Buatsi and Sean McGoldrick are also scheduled to fight, but their opponents are yet to be announced.

How can I follow this fight online?

Join ESPN's live blog which starts at 6pm BST. In the meantime, read up on all the week's build up content including Nick Parkinson's take on the greatest fights in heavyweight history, Price's take on Povetkin's history about failing drugs tests and Joshua using the fear of losing as motivation in training camp.