Golden Boy, DAZN to present a monthly boxing series
Golden Boy, one of the leading media and entertainment brands has teamed up with global sports streaming service DAZN to announce the creation of a new monthly boxing series featuring top prospects and rising contenders. The series debuts on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, California and will consist of a three-hour program including a two-hour block of live fights followed by a one-hour studio show. The studio show will feature notable writers from Ring Magazine as they provide in-depth analysis and previews from boxing events around the world. The series will be distributed to regional cable networks throughout the U.S. as well as across the globe on international TV stations and networks.
“This Golden Boy DAZN series reinforces our commitment to making fighting entertainment more accessible and affordable to the masses,” said Oscar De La Hoya, chairman and CEO of Golden Boy in a statement. “We’re proud to deliver boxing fans great live fights along with the new Ring Report, a weekly studio show covering the world of boxing with an innovative social media twist and content from top boxing bloggers in the business.”
The dates currently set for the series are the following:
March 21, 2019
April 25, 2019
May 16, 2019
June 13, 2019
July 18, 2019
August 22, 2019
September 26, 2019
October 24, 2019
November 14, 2019
December 5, 2019
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Golden Boy’s in-house production entity will produce the live series as a Golden Boy DAZN presentation. The monthly live fights and studio show will air from 10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. ET/7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. PT on regional cable channels throughout the U.S. as well as across the globe on international TV stations and networks. Golden Boy will operate closely with the U.S. and international affiliates, providing them with customized promos and marketing materials to bring fans to tune-in to the program.
The list and number of Golden Boy DAZN affiliates will be announced at a later date.
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