According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, the much-talked about announcement of streaming app DAZN was announced in New York by Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn.
The 1st announcement was that Anthony Joshua will defend his heavyweight titles against Alexander Povetkin on September 22nd in London’s Wembley Stadium.
DAZN executives unveiled the monthly cost: $9.99 with a 30-day free trial available and subscriptions that can be canceled at any time.
“The biggest star in world boxing will be launching the DAZN platform,” Hearn said of Joshua.
“It’s a new era for broadcasting. Everything we do is always refreshing and new, so it was only right we be part of this,” Joshua said before facing off with Povetkin.
Joshua and Povetkin were on hand at a news conference Tuesday in New York, where Hearn announced the fight would appear on DAZN as well as the signing of several fighters, including Jessie Vargas, Demetrius Andrade, Danny Roman and Maurice Hooker, who will fight on the DAZN cards. Hearn also announced the first two cards that will take place in the U.S.
Jarrell Miller, who signed with a co=promotional agreement was on hand and got into a verbal altercation with Joshua.
“You little b—-, who the f— are you talking to?” Joshua yelled at Miller. “You’re late. No respect. I’ll punch you right in your mouth. Shut the f— up. Running your mouth every minute. Shut the f— up and get off the stage you little b—-.”
“I’m looking forward to this great project,” Vargas said. “I’m looking forward to giving you a show, headlining some of the greatest fights of the year, and you will get just that.”
“This is a proud moment. I’m ready to take over,” said Andrade, who is the mandatory challenger for world titleholder Billy Joe Saunders. “I’m ready to do what I have to do. Eddie is going to push me where I need to be pushed and I am going to push myself.”
“When you get DAZN, you’ll get all the fights,” CEO James Rushton said. “We won’t stash our best matchups for PPV, linear TV or a higher-tier package. And you’re going to get the entire card live, no matter the time zone and without constraints for one affordable price.”
