Thompson will be making his heavyweight debut in what is his first fight since being knocked out by unified cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia two years ago.  

Pero is fast becoming an exciting operator at heavyweight, with three of his last four wins coming by way of knockout.

Unbeaten in his 12 fights as a professional, Pero will be looking to rise through the world rankings with a win and attempt to crash the party at heavyweight boxing's top table in 2026.

DAZN News has everything you need to know ahead of Pero vs. Thompson.

Pero vs. Thompson fight date, start time

Pero vs. Thompson will take place tonight at Caribe Royale in Orlando  with the whole card set to be shown live on DAZN .

DAZN's coverage will begin at 8pm local time with the ringwalks for Pero vs. Thompson scheduled for 11:09pm, these timings are subject to change. 

• Date: Saturday, November 1
• Time: 8pm ET / 5pm PT / 12am GMT (Sunday)
• Pero vs. Thompson main event ringwalks (approx): 11:09pm ET / 8:09pm PT / 3:09am GMT (Sunday)

Pero vs. Thompson fight card

• Lenier Pero vs. Jordan Thompson; Heavyweight
• Omari Jones vs. Yusuph Metu; Super welterweight
• Yoelvis Gomez vs. Antraveous Ingram; Super welterweight
• Pat Brown vs. Felix Valera; Cruiserweight
• Nishant Dev vs. Juan Carlos Campos; Super welterweight

How to watch Pero vs. Thompson?

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Pero vs. Thompson fight week schedule

The build-up begins on Thursday with the final press conference, and every fight week event will live and free on the DAZN platform and YouTube channel . 

• Press conference: Thursday, October 30, 1pm ET
• Weigh-in: Friday, October 31, 1pm ET
• Fight night: Saturday, November 1, 8pm ET

Re-live the final Pero vs. Thompson press conference

On Thursday, Pero and Thompson faced the world's media ahead of their heavyweight clash. 

Re-live the final press conference below. 

Pero vs. Thompson weigh-in results

On Friday, Pero and Thompson hit the scales ahead of their heavyweight clash in Florida. 

Pero was the heavier man with Thompson four pounds lighter compared to his Cuban opponent.

The full results can be found below. 

• Lenier Pero: 242.2lbs
• Jordan Thompson: 238lbs

Where is the Pero vs. Thompson fight?

The fight is set to be held at Caribe Royale , in Orlando , Florida . 

The venue fast becoming a regular site for major fight cards, and it is frequently used by Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions.

Pero vs. Thompson odds

Pero is a huge favourite to beat Thomspon according the bookmakers with the British fighter making his debut at heavyweight.

To win:

• Lenier Pero : 1/8 
• Jordan Thompson : 17/4

Odds provided by DAZN Bet, for full markets click here

Odds correct as of October 27, 11:15am GMT. 

Pero vs. Thompson tale of the tape

Lenier Pero record 

• Nationality : Cuban
• Age : 32
• Height : 6' 4.5"
• Reach : 79"
• Total fights : 12
• Record : 12-0 (8 KOs)

Jordan Thompson record

• Nationality : British
• Age : 32
• Height : 6' 6" 
• Reach : N/A
• Total fights : 16
• Record: 15-1 (12 KOs)   

Watch Pero vs. Thompson live on DAZN

Lenier Pero vs. Jordan Thompson is live on DAZN this Saturday night, November 1. Watch the fight and whole card with a DAZN subscription.

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