Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) sent the boxing world into a frenzy and effectively changed the game by signing an 11-fight deal worth $365 million dollar with DAZN to exclusively have the rights to show his fights on their streaming platform moving forward.
Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) will usher in a new era in the sport by signing an 11-fight deal with global sports streaming leader DAZN.
Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) – the undisputed king of pay-per-view boxing – will usher in a new era in the sport by signing an 11-fight deal with global sports streaming leader DAZN.
Hot off the heels of HBO's announcement that they would no longer be involved with boxing, the sports biggest cash cow and former HBO Pay-Per-View star, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez announced a deal with streaming service with DAZN on Wednesday that will make him the highest paid athlete in the world (according to ESPN).
Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) defeated challenger Callum Johnson (17-1, 12 KOs) via fourth-round knockout on Saturday night's DAZN/Matchroom Boxing card in Chicago, Illinois.
Daniel Roman defeated Gavin McDonnell by 10th round TKO to retain his WBA Super Bantamweight title on Saturday night October 6, in Chicago.
Jessica McCaskill defeated Erica Farias to become the new WBC Super Lightweight Title on Saturday night. The scores read McCaskill 98-92, 97-93, and 96-94.
In the main event of DAZN's first US card, Jessie Vargas (28-2-2, 10 KOs) and Thomas Dulorme (24-3-1, 16 KOs) ended in a majority draw. The judges inside Chicago’s Wintrust Arena scored the fight 115-111 for Vargas and 113-113 twice.
Jessie Vargas vs. Thomas Dulorme headlines the Worlds Collide fight night in Chicago, Illinois at the Wintrust Arena on October 6, 2018.
In somewhat of a crossroads battle Jessie Vargas (28-2-1, 10 KOs) goes up against Thomas Dulorme (24-3, 16 KOs). Both are veterans of the sport and are looking to get back to becoming a true title contender.
Ahead of Saturday night’s Matchroom Boxing USA fight, the fighters went through their paces in the ring at Wednesday’s public workout in Chicago’s Millennium Park, just north of where the action will go down at The Wintrust Arena on Oct. 6.
At TAO Chicago on Thursday afternoon, the boxing world saw a preview of what will prove to be a fully stacked Oct. 6 Matchroom Boxing USA fight night, as headliner Jessie Vargas will face off against Thomas Dulorme at the Wintrust Arena in one of four title fights on the card.
JESSIE VARGAS VS. THOMAS DULORME MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES Ahead of Saturday night’s Matchroom Boxing USA fight, the fighters went through their paces in the ring at Wednesday’s public workout in…
Callum Johnson is targeting a ‘Callum win double’ and follow gym-mate Callum Smith’s World title win with his own stellar triumph at the elite level when he challenges IBF World Light-Heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Saturday night (October 6) live on DAZN.
Middleweight world titleholder Billy Joe Saunders has failed a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association drug test for the banned substance oxilofrine.
