Overview
- The bout tops a DAZN pay-per-view in Germany, with the main card from 18:45 and the ring walk for the headliner not expected before 22:00, priced at €9.99 for the PPV.
- Kabayel brings a 26-0 record and the world No. 3 ranking against the also-unbeaten Knyba at 17-0, with recent reporting listing their weights at about 109.3 kg and 117 kg respectively.
- Around 13,000 fans will pack the sold-out Rudolf-Weber-Arena, with organizers touting it as the biggest German boxing event in years.
- High-profile support has gathered behind Kabayel from figures such as Sami Khedira, Emre Can, Michael Ballack, KC Rebell and Haftbefehl, with messages also coming from VfL Bochum.
- Roman Fury features on the undercard, while a potential summer meeting with champion Oleksandr Usyk in a German football stadium is being discussed as a possibility if Kabayel wins.