World Boxing Super Series Announce TV Deal For United States

[MMALOPEZ]

Fans across the United States will have the opportunity to watch World Boxing Super Series action throughout the remainder of the quarter-finals as AT&T will broadcast this round of the tournament on AUDIENCE Network and other AT&T platforms, beginning with Saturday's Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez WBC World Championship showdown from a sold out Riga Arena in Riga, Latvia.

"Given the level of the fights and the productions and events so far we are delighted to bring the Ali Trophy to the US fans on one of the largest possible platforms. We expect the action to get even hotter beginning with this weekend," said Kalle Sauerland, Chief Boxing Officer for Comosa, AG.

"We're thrilled to be able to bring World Boxing Super Series quarter-final action to sports fans in the U.S.," said Richard Schaefer, Chairman and CEO of Ringstar Sports. "AUDIENCE Network, AUDIENCE Network On Demand and DIRECTV NOW are great platforms for this exciting round of cruiserweight and super middleweight matchups as the fighters begin their quest for the Muhammad Ali Trophy."

"The programming leading up to each quarter-final fight will give fans great insight into the combatants and what has gotten them to this point in their career," said Schaefer. "You won't want to miss any of the coverage leading up to these high-stakes showdowns." AUDIENCE Network On Demand and DIRECTV NOW will make shoulder programming available during the fight week and continue all the way through fight night and conclude with a post-fight documentary.

Pre-fight coverage on AUDIENCE Network On Demand and DIRECTV NOW will begin with coverage of the Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez WBSS cruiserweight quarter-final and continue through the quarter-final matchups concluding with the Juergen Braehmer vs. Rob Brant super middleweight showdown.

AUDIENCE Network is available to DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, U-verse, and AT&T UNLIMITED PLUS customers. It can be found on DIRECTV Channel 239, U-verse Channel 1114, and on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, and U-verse apps.

http://www.boxingscene.com/world-boxing-super-series-announce-tv-deal-united-states--120915

 

[MMALOPEZ]

Now I've never heard of the Audience network before, and that's apparently because it's only narrowly available via DirecTV, U-Verse, and AT&T Unlimited Plus. The telecasts will begin at 7pm ET (on tape delay, with the exception of Stateside fights), and the first domestic airing begins with Mairis Briedis (22-0, 18 KOs) vs. Mike Perez (22-2-1, 14 KOs), which will also feature at least one undercard bout.

This deal does not include any commitment for the semifinal and final rounds of both tournaments, so the meat and potatoes of this whole shebang is still up in the air Stateside.

 

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Cool, I have DirecTV and watch a few shows on Audience including some of their music concert specials and other original content. Don't love the tape delay though and wonder if we'll still be able to watch live online.

 

[The Real jc]

The TV deals in the UK and us are tin pot.

 

[cottagecheesefan]

Hope the fights still get streamed for free. The have Uverse in my area, but it blows HARD.

 

[tfcfights]

Bring super series to NBC or espn or showtime

 

[tfcfights]

Lhw and 154 r realistic weight classes for next year hbo or showtime should of picked up cw tournament the first network to figure out how to promote cw and sign the top guys will show the world how great cw is

 

[Tam-Tam]

I like these shows. Good to see them get a chance at more exposure.

 

[Sakuraba7]

Bring super series to NBC or espn or showtime

Lhw and 154 r realistic weight classes for next year hbo or showtime should of picked up cw tournament the first network to figure out how to promote cw and sign the top guys will show the world how great cw is

The problem is these German goofballs thought it was a great idea to have one fight per night for 16 events. And that's just the first round! Nobody's gonna touch that shit, especially because of the time zones and schedule conflicts.

If these bird brains did one CW and SMW per event, so two headliners each card. Then you'd actually have TV networks interested to air this shit. As it stands, most networks know their audiences don't wanna see a fight between unknown A and B, and to have to do that for 20+ nights.