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JOSHUA WOULD
NOW LIKE TO ENTER
THE RING FIRST FOR

EVERY OUTING SO
HE CAN SOAK UP
THE ATMOSPHERE

his relative inexperience as a pro – and
they’ve begun talks to match him with
Olympic medallist Joe Joyce this year.
However, they stuck fledgling pro
Tommy Fury before the main event
despite it being just his third fight – his
stint on Love Island in the summer has
made him a legitimate star with younger
audiences and BT are more than happy
to leverage that. His first-round win had
hundreds of thousands of YouTube views
just days after which, in this day and age,
is seemingly what it’s all about.
Sky’s offering was headlined by
unbeaten cruiserweights Richard
Riakporhe and Jack Massey clashing
for the vacant British title, with a
fairly standard undercard beneath
it. It’s nothing groundbreaking, but
these NXTGen shows serve as a useful
showcase for young fighters.

WEBSITES

THOMAS HAUSER wrote a deep dive
on the current state of DAZN for
boxingscene.com, with the first part
dropping on Sunday (January 5). It’s no
secret that DAZN has flooded the market
CHAMPION AGAIN: with cash, and Hauser raises the positives
Joshua celebrates ending and negatives of this, including how rival
the year on a high
platforms have had to fork out huge
sums as well.
“DAZN, ESPN, FOX and Showtime are
now paying Tiffany prices for boxing. But
PODCASTS BROADCASTS they’re getting Kay Jewelers diamonds,”
he writes.
GIVEN the time of year, there was a lot of JUST before Christmas, both Sky and Hauser rightfully claims that DAZN had
reflection on both the past year and the BT aired UK shows featuring their the best schedule of any one platform in
past decade among boxing podcasts. All rising young talent, though BT’s card 2019 and notes that while this is good
the usual awards were dished out – no was noticeably superior. Topped by for subscribers, it’s not good for their
prizes for guessing which fight won Upset heavyweight prospect Daniel Dubois, the investors. His view that DAZN’s business
of the Year on every pod – with Canelo unbeaten Londoner is being provided strategy isn’t sustainable in its current
Alvarez being named Fighter of the Year with an excellent platform and continues form, given how much money they’re
and Floyd Mayweather Fighter of the to impress on it. BT and Frank Warren spending, grabbed the attention of the
Decade across the board. are clearly confident in their man despite whole industry.

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