Joshua-Povetkin: The DAZN era begins

By Karl Freitag

The biggest boxing match of this week won’t be on Showtime, ESPN platforms, HBO, Fox or any of the established broadcast players. Instead, Saturday’s heavyweight title fight between unified WBA/IBF/WBO world champion Anthony Joshua and challenger Alexander Povetkin in London will be seen in the U.S. exclusively on the just-launched DAZN streaming service.

A $9.99 a month subscription will get you 32 boxing events per year split between the U.S. and the U.K.

The line-up thus far is:

Sept 22: Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin
Oct 6: Jessie Vargas vs. Thomas Dulorme
Oct 20: Billy Joe Saunders vs. Demetrius Andrade
Nov 10: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tony Bellew

Plus, DAZN has picked up Season 2 of the World Boxing Super Series, which will bring six straight weeks of quarterfinal action in October and November.