![]() ![]() When looking from the perspective of DAZN, what’s not to like? Haney is a young 24-year-old, in the middle of a smoking hot 135/140lbs pair of divisions, and to top it all off, he has a rich history with DAZN and an apparently close relationship with Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn. Numbers that surely would grab the attention of Joe Markowski over at DAZN HQ. Putting the scoring controversy to one side, by all accounts Haney’s fixture with the popular Ukranian Lomachenko did a healthy 150K PPV buys and did a noble number at the gate in Las Vegas (est ~3m). The current undisputed Lightweight champion is fresh off a somewhat financially successful PPV alongside Vasiliy Lomachenko and has already shown interest in DAZN’s own Regis Prograis, who recently defended his WBC Super-Lightweight title in New Orleans live on the streaming service. Devin Haney ticks all these boxes so far. DAZN have a need for a championship-level American boxer, one who can do good numbers, and whom they can feed at least a couple of noteworthy fights. I can’t see Devin Haney not being offered a piece of that nine-figure pie.įor me, it would be an obvious choice. So where is this money going to go now? 2 Options For DAZN To Spend Some Of The Budget Previously Reserved For Canelo DAZN have seemingly operated with Canelo on a flat fee basis, in the knowledge that a star of that magnitude is going to lure the eyes of the casual fan regardless. ![]() There lies my question, where is all this money going to go? Which lucky American/Mexican boxers are going to find themselves rich in the next few months? What matchups can fans expect to see for far above their market value (something DAZN are known for doing when needed)?Ĭanelo would typically get paid a hefty $25+ million sum for even a pedestrian mandatory fight such as a John Ryder, let alone super fights with the likes of Gennadiy Golovkin, who likely would’ve earnt him double or even triple that. But also, with a lot of free dosh to spend… During which time he has been their poster boy, and their golden ticket to the minds of the casual sports fan for a platform dwarfed by sports broadcasting giants, such as ESPN in the States.Īnd with their second biggest North American attraction Ryan Garcia set to be sued by Oscar De La Hoya, whose exclusive deal with DAZN is the only thing keeping the superstar Garcia from scooting off to fight Rolly Romero on yet another rival platform in Showtime, DAZN find themselves in a bit of a crisis. Since then they have promoted 9 of Canelo’s fights across the 5 year period. Canelo has been their No.1 attraction since his first fight for them back in DAZN’s inception in 2018. Who’s DAZN going to put their newly available 9-figure-sum towards?Īs those aforementioned pro-PBC voices have (correctly) stated. And while most of the response to this deal has been centred around predictably childish point scoring from pro-PBC voices, combined with the jealous whinging of those partial to Matchroom, I find myself mulling over a simple question: While those exact details of the agreement are unknown, and while Canelos last venture with PBC only lasted for a single fight with Caleb Plant, it is expected that this deal will likely keep Canelo busy (and away from DAZN) for a while. With fights against David Benavidez and even Errol Spence apparently being options for the future. However, rumours are amok that a fight with WBC Middleweight champion Jermall Charlo on Showtime PPV is likely the first fight of the deal for the Mexican superstar. While this is expected to be a three-fight deal, the exact details are as-of-yet unannounced in terms of potential opponents. Undisputed Super-Middleweight champion and boxing’s biggest star, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez announced last week via his Instagram that a deal had been struck between him and Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), effectively leaving streaming service DAZN. The chessboard of North American boxing just saw a drastic shake-up of the key pieces. ![]()
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