DAZN - Fighter Signings, Event Dates, Service Price Revealed

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from boxingscene.com

There was string of announcements at the Tuesday's press conference to reveal various aspects connected to Perform Group's DAZN streaming service.

Perform Group signed an eight year deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom USA, who are going to provide boxing content for Perform's streaming application.

Hearn has entered into several multi-fight deals with numerous fighters who will appear on the service in the upcoming months. Ring announcer Michael Buffer has signed a multi-year deal to work DAZN events.

The streaming service will run $9.99 a month - which is double of the newly launched ESPN+ streaming service which showcases the majority of the talent from Top Rank. DAZN's service will launch on September 10 with a one month free trial.

As BoxingScene.com reported a few weeks ago, the first Matchroom card on DAZN, will be Anthony Joshua's defense of the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles against mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin on September 22nd at Wembley in London.

The first Matchroom USA card, taking place on U.S. soil, will happen on October 6 in Chicago, with IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev making a mandatory defense against Callum Johnson.

Hearn made a deal with promoter Yvon Michel for a three fight co-promotion of Beterbiev.

Also part of that show, and also signed to multi-fight deals with Hearn, former world champion Jessie Vargas will appear in action, Katie Taylor will defend her IBF and WBA lightweight titles against Cindy Serrano.

The next Matchroom USA event will happen on October 20 in Los Angeles with Daniel Roman defending his WBA super bantamweight title against Gavin McDonnell.

Matchroom have made a deal with Roc Nation Sport for a co-promotion on WBO junior welterweight champion Maurice Hooker, and they hope to have him face mandatory challenger Alex Saucedo as the co-feature of that event.

Heavyweight Jarrell Miller and former junior middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade are being positioned to fight in October as well. Andrade appears to be heading to the Chicago card, while Miller could appear on either date.

 

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and the reason why im on board..all you have to do is appeal to the boxing fan...its just that simple

DAZN confirm ‘multi-million dollar’ Super Series deal

OTT service adds annual World Boxing tournament to budding US rights portfolio.

• Posted: July 3 2018
• By: Sam Carp
• Bellator signs nine-figure global streaming deal with DAZN
  

Financial terms of the deal, which was first reported last month by ESPN, were not disclosed, but an official press release said the three-year contract was worth a ‘multi-million dollar’ sum.

The rights package also includes shoulder programming such as features on fighters and select bouts that will be made available on-demand.

The first edition of the World Boxing Super Series, which is set to conclude later this year, was not widely available in the US, with a handful of quarter-final fights being aired on the Audience Network of satellite-television provider DirecTV.

“As a platform built for the fans, DAZN has been mining boxing chats and forums to see how we can bring immediate value to the community,” said DAZN chief executive James Rushton.

“It became obvious that Americans felt left out of the terrific action and thrilling competition on display in the World Boxing Super Series. To that end, we’re happy to announce that we’ll stream every fight of all three tournaments.”

Rushton added that DAZN would be making further announcements in the near future. The platform is set to launch in the US later this year after Matchroom Boxing and Perform launched a landmark US$1 billion joint venture called Matchroom Boxing USA, making DAZN the exclusive US rights holder of more than 30 fights annually.

 

[HamAndEgger]

HBO - $15 a month
Showtime - $11 a month
ESPN + - $5 a month
DAZN - $10 a month
Annual PPVs - $75 each

Spoiler

Hold that...

 

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HBO - $15 a month
Showtime - $11 a month
ESPN + - $5 a month
DAZN - $10 a month
Annual PPVs - $75 each

Spoiler

Hold that...

...the great thing about some boxing PPVs is some are shown in the theater for almost a 1/4 of the price...GGG-Canelo 2 19 bucks plus 1 dollar change

 

[KENNY DA COOKER]

who in the hell wants to pay monthly for a streaming service full of undercard fighters ??

















and if Joshua vs. PEDpovitken is thier biggest marquee fight to showcase this network

 

[desjardins]

This segmentation of the market is corny but as long as you can cancel at any time then I'll view it more as "cheap ppvs"
I'm hoping this model some how lowers the cost of the HBO/Showtime PPVs.

 

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This segmentation of the market is corny but as long as you can cancel at any time then I'll view it more as "cheap ppvs"
I'm hoping this model some how lowers the cost of the HBO/Showtime PPVs.

it can if the cards start off right and not fall victim to the matchmaking problems PBC had and never corrected. They have their first US show in chicago on october 6..so we will see if they stack it like Don King used to do back in the day. also see if vargas, andrade (hopefully against BJS; purse bid is today), and big baby are put in interesting fights to set shyt off right

Additionally, Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Boxing Managing Director, announced plans for a stacked Oct. 6 card at Wintrust Arena in Chicago featuring new signings and former world titleholders Jessie Vargas and Demetrius Andrade as well as world-rated heavyweight Jarrell Miller, in separate bouts. The card will also include IBF light heavyweight titlist Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Johnson and WBO, IBF women’s lightweight champion Katie Taylor vs. Cindy Serrano. At today’s event, Hearn announced the signings of WBO super lightweight titlist Maurice Hooker, WBA super bantamweight titlist Daniel Roman and several promising American amateurs to Matchroom U.S.A.

 

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HBO - $15 a month
Showtime - $11 a month
ESPN + - $5 a month
DAZN - $10 a month
Annual PPVs - $75 each

Spoiler

Hold that...

I might end up getting it. The WSBB fights were hit or miss on IPTV. 52 boxing cards a year, plus 23 MMA cards, plus NFL/MLS/MLB/European soccer in Canada for $150 a year isn't a bad deal.

 

[HamAndEgger]

I might end up getting it. The WSBB fights were hit or miss on IPTV. 52 boxing cards a year, plus 23 MMA cards, plus NFL/MLS/MLB/European soccer in Canada for $150 a year isn't a bad deal.

You're getting more bang for your buck with that deal I suppose.

 

[Big Jo]

I'm gonna miss my free Bellator. It was a good run

Unlikely that I ever sign up for DAZN, I already have Fight Pass, WWE Network and a ton of other streaming options. Would probably do ESPN+ before DAZN just because I'm sure UFC will throw a fire card on there every now and then

 

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You're getting more bang for your buck with that deal I suppose.

Yeah, I don't even watch any of the other sports tbh. I'll watch soccer if I'm home on a weekend morning with nothing to do, but I'd just get it to watch more fights if my IPTV fails.

 

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DAZN's Entry Into Boxing Creates Healthy Broadcaster Competition

By Corey Erdman

Being a boxing fan in North America has never been easier—provided you have the money to afford it.

The sheer volume of fights being broadcast, combined with the number of interested broadcasters has created a plethora of viewing options for fight fans, albeit mostly behind a paywall. Were one to purchase a subscription to every service streaming boxing in 2018—roughly $11 for Showtime, $14.99 for HBO, $9.99 for DAZN, $4.99 for ESPN+--one’s monthly financial commitment to boxing is fairly substantial. If you were to add in the occasional $14.99 internet PPV from Fite.TV, and of course a quarterly $70 big PPV from either HBO or Showtime, it’s possible that you’ll end up spending more money watching boxing than you will any other major sport you follow.

But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

The 180-degree alternative, of course, is a rewind to the not-so-distant days when HBO and Showtime were the only games in town. Being a boxing fan then was relatively inexpensive, but it also meant not watching a whole lot of boxing—at least not legally. The most cost-friendly situation would see boxing on free network cable on a regular basis, something Premier Boxing Champions trialed for the better part of two years. For a variety of reasons, the experiment didn’t last, but the one fans often point to is the quality of the matchups being broadcast. To whatever degree the matchups were disappointing, one of the reasons perpetuating that trend was that PBC was only beholden to itself. The broadcast timeslots were purchased, and the audiences mostly built in by virtue of being on network cable.

In the new climate, in which promoters are marrying themselves to streaming platforms, or simply streaming fights themselves, it is still true that they have a great deal of (if not outright) autonomy when it comes to matchmaking. However, streams and subscribers aren’t built in the way they are with network television channels. The ceiling for streaming numbers may be infinite, but each one has to be earned. In a perfect world, this would hopefully motivate promoters to scramble to put on better fights.

Unfortunately, promoters throughout the history of the sport have never been immune to complacency. Self-motivation can only carry one so far, especially when, as promoters do, you deeply believe that your product is the best. An even better motivator is competition, which every promoter operating in America today has an unprecedented amount of when it comes to broadcasted events.

DAZN’s foray into boxing with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Sport has quickly changed the boxing landscape. This isn’t just a small promoter utilizing streaming technology to gain exposure and even the playing field—it’s one of the sport’s power players teaming with a billionaire and a digital company gobbling up big sports properties.
"Showtime and HBO are working on their digital services. Look at Netflix, they’re worth more than Disney. (They have) 140 million subscribers worldwide. His plan is to be the Netflix of sport. When you’re as aggressive as he is, and when you have the pockets he has – I would back him every day of the week," Hearn told the Telegraph this past week. "I don’t see this as a risk for us, I see this as an opportunity. Jumping ship to DAZN is not a risk, it’s a reward. Fighters will see that as time goes on. They pay more money than anyone else and are with the best promotion in the world and on a platform that will drive up your profile and invest in you.”

The first batch of announced fights for Matchroom USA on DAZN feature Jessie Vargas, Artur Beterbiev, Danny Roman, Jarrell Miller, Billy Joe Saunders, Demetrius Andrade, Katie Taylor, Regis Prograis and Terry Flanagan—all of whom have appeared on Showtime, HBO or ESPN programming over the past 12 months.

The influx of broadcast dates which purport to pay the fighters quite well promises to create something of a bidding war and arms race amongst the existing players if the trend continues. Showtime or HBO may not battle to go after any of Matchroom’s first wave of signees, but if their roster continues to grow, and the purses are as handsome as they’re promised to be, other networks (and by extension, promoters) may be forced to make a move.

Machroom and DAZN have an ace in the hole as well: Anthony Joshua. Perhaps the biggest star in global boxing belongs to them, and as long as he remains under their umbrella, they can always remain a major player. It’s the same reason HBO locked Canelo Alvarez into a deal, and the same reason CBS and Showtime opened the safe to secure Floyd Mayweather. Having a marquee star not only guarantees two blockbuster fights per year on average, but carries immeasurable marketing and negotiating pull with those hoping to stand near the sport’s very best.

Over the past few years, Showtime leveraged its Mayweather affiliation and the stalling of PBC’s free TV model to soar to the front of the pack in the boxing broadcaster race. With its built-in prestige in the sport and beyond, and an unrivaled roster of talent, the network made not only the most fights, but the best ones. Although the network obviously has a chummy relationship with Al Haymon, it isn’t Haymon himself programming the fights—it’s the network. As promoters such as Hearn, Top Rank and Golden Boy venture to handle their own programming and attempt to overtake Showtime’s top spot, it will be important for them to not get in their own way, and think as television executives rather than maneuverers of fighters.

In the end, even if the current climate in the boxing world is an expensive one for the fan, its pros would seem to outweigh the cons. More fights being broadcast, more opportunities for fighters to be seen and more money in the fighters’ pockets are all things everyone can get behind. But in the end, the fans’ dollars will always have the final say. The boxing broadcast world as its set up, and its prices, are both not set in stone. Who and what people pay to watch and how much they pay to do so will drive the marketplace—and never before has the fan’s voice been more prevalent or important than in the present a-la-carte setup.

 

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They made a short promo for Nkosi Solomon, he fights on Oct 6th

 

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They made a short promo for Nkosi Solomon, he fights on Oct 6th

hmm ill keep an eye on this young cat

 

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hmm ill keep an eye on this young cat

They need to pick up King Sor. Can't believe he's gonna be defending his title on YouTube in 3 months