Uzcategui-Plant / ITV announce groundbreaking deal with Haymon Sports and PBC

Hopefully some quality fights coming our way for free!

ITV is delighted to announce today a ground-breaking new deal with Haymon Sports and Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) to bring exclusive coverage of exciting PBC world-class boxing events to ITV viewers and fight fans in the UK.

The unique collaboration is the first time that Haymon Sports and PBC has partnered with a UK broadcaster to stage boxing events regularly in the UK. The exclusive three-year deal will guarantee a minimum of 15 televised events each year, drawing from PBC’s unrivalled group of over 160 of the best boxers in the world, which includes more than 60 current and former world champions in matches staged both in the UK and the US. PBC, the sports’ pre-eminent boxing brand, is broadcast over cable and network television in the United States.

“This unprecedented deal between PBC and ITV is great news for boxing fans in the UK. We look forward to bringing viewers big events and superb action from some of the world’s best fighters in the coming years,” said Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport.

The world-class action from events for the next three years will include free-to-air broadcasts on ITV’s channels, including ITV main channel and ITV4 and ITV Hub, and will also include pay per views on ITV’s PPV channel, ITV Box Office.

“Bringing big events to our platforms under this deal allows ITV to build on its aim of developing our direct relationship with viewers as part of our More Than TV strategy,” said Julian Ashworth, Director ITV Strategy and Direct to Consumer.

“We're thrilled about this new exclusive three-year deal with ITV, UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, and the opportunity to bring the best boxers in the world to the UK,’’ said Tim Smith, Vice President of Communications for Haymon Boxing. “The unique collaboration means ITV’s viewers are in for a special treat with PBC’s world class boxing events.’’

Further announcements on the first PBC shows that will be available to viewers on the ITV platforms will follow in the days to come.

This new deal for boxing adds to ITV Sport’s portfolio of first-class events, which includes exclusive free to air coverage of the England football team’s qualifiers for both the European Championship and WorldCup, the 6 Nations and exclusive coverage of the Rugby World Cup, UK horseracing, the Tour de France and the French Open.

It just keeps getting better.

We're now in an era due to so many tv platforms and online services where we will have live (watchable) fights clashing almost weekly/bi weekly.

ITV ANNOUNCES FREE TO AIR COVERAGE OF PACQUIAO V BRONER

TWO WORLD TITLE FIGHTS TO BE SHOWN FREE TO AIR ON ITV4 THIS JANUARY

JANUARY 13 - Jose Uzcategui v Caleb Plant for the IBF Super Middleweight World Championship]

JANUARY 19 - Manny Pacquiao v Adrien Broner for the WBA World Welterweight Title

https://www.itv.com/news/2018-12-23/...iao-vs-broner/

Very positive news. To get Pac v Broner on free to air is impressive.

I wonder where the money is with all of this? How are they making money off of the free-stuff? I wanna know how the money breaks down and flows!

I was trying to explain in the other thread that PPV and quality of fight doesn't go hand in hand.

WE get Pac-Broner free, which is Showtime PPV in the states, plus Spence, Garcia, Thurman, Porter, Garcia, Tank etc, however, we'll have to pay for Degale-Eubank jr on ITV Box Office yet all the usual suspects will be crying about rip-offs, swindles and British mugs.

The majority of people who buy the all British clash won't even have heard of Mikey Garcia or Keith Thurman.

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Originally Posted by smashup

We're now in an era due to so many tv platforms and online services where we will have live (watchable) fights clashing almost weekly/bi weekly.

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Not that it matters to all us stream ponces but next year we have all the major American promoter outfits covered in this country.

Al Haymon (PBC) - ITV
Eddie-Oscar-Dazn - SKY
Arum-ESPN - BT/BN

Even if you ponce everything it's great news. :D

Uzcategui vs Plant.

1-0 Plant.

2-0 Plant, + KD for Plant

Plant awarded a KD in the 2nd, but looked like a slip.

Closer 3rd.

3-0 Plant, + KD for Plant.

Damn Jose down again in the 4th.

4-0 Plant + 2 KDs for Plant.

5-0 Plant, + 2 KDs for Plant.

Round 6, first I have given to Uzcategui.

5-1 Plant, plus 2 KDs for Plant.

Although I gave the 6th to Uzcategui, it was a very close round.

6-1 Plant, plus 2 KDs for Plant.

The 7th was another close round.

7-1 Plant plus 2 KDs for Plant.

Anyone know if Uzcategui struggled to make weight?

8th was another closer round.

I think Gandalf would like Plant, glimpses of Toney :-X

Gave Uzcategui the 9th.

7-2 Plant, +2 KDs for Plant.

Can Plant hang on for the championship rounds, took some big shots at the end of the 9th.

Gave Uzcategui the 10th.

7-3 Plant, plus 2 KDs for Plant.

Uzcategui won the 11th.

7-4 Plant, plus 2 KDs for Plant.

Gave Uzcategui the 12th.

7-5 Plant, plus 2 KDs for Plant.

115-111 Plant.

116-110, 116-110, 115-111

UD Plant.

Very good fight. Enjoyed it.

Very good win for Plant.

If he was black he'd get more respect, world-class white dudes are like novelty acts in the States, they don't get fans from any demographic (not being racist just an observation from an outsider about boxing across the pond). :-\

Plant looked decent. Uzcategui looked a bit off. Maybe it was just because Plant was catching him off of counters so he was more hesitant than usual. Plant seemed pretty gassed in the late rounds and Uzcategui didn’t really capitalize.

Good job for Plant though. There are quite a few good fights to be made at 168.

Saw that Plant's dealing with yet another tragedy, his Mother was shot and killed by police sometime yesterday.