Berman Says TV Demand Was Big For Monte Carlo Bill
SuperSport viewers can watch live television coverage of Hekkie Budler’s title defence in Monte Carlo on Saturday night.
Ryno Liebenberg and Martin Murray are among the other boxers who will be in action in the Golden Gloves Promotions tournament that will be broadcast on SuperSport 7 from 7 to 11pm (SA, CAT, GMT+2).
Millions of boxing fans in dozens of other countries will also be able to tune in to watch the fights on the “Title Tornado” card that includes Martin Murray’s WBC silver middleweight title defence against Domenico Spada of Italy.
Budler will defend his WBA and IBO strawweight belts against Xiong Zhao Zhong of China. Liebenberg takes on Eleider Alvarez of Colombia in a clash for the WBC silver light-heavyweight title.
American Randy Caballero and Stuart Hall of Britain meet for the vacant IBF bantamweight title on the same bill.
Promoter Rodney Berman announced on Tuesday that the tournament would be broadcast on ESPN in the United States. The full telecast on ESPN 3 is available in more than 70 million homes.
TV coverage of the tournament will also be shown in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, China, Italy, Japan, Macedonia, Nicaragua, the Middle East, Poland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and 54 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
“The demand has been significant,” said Berman, adding that other countries in which the bouts will be televised would be announced shortly. “Not only are there a number of excellent match-ups, but with boxers from East and West it will be a very cosmopolitan event.”
The boxers will come face to face for the first time on Wednesday when they attend a media conference at Casino de Monte-Carlo.
