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Also unclear if it will be a time-buy, according to Dan Rafael...
http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/p...o-fox-sports-1
As for Golden Boy, their deal ends at the end of the month:
http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/p...o-fox-sports-1
Equally as significant as Golden Boy losing its deal with FS1 -- and this also comes as no surprise -- industry sources told ESPN.com that FS1***8217;s boxing offerings will become Premier Boxing Champions cards, as founder Al Haymon has locked up another network as a PBC outlet. FS1 will join NBC, NBC Sports Net, CBS, ESPN, Spike TV and Bounce TV.
It is unclear if the FS1 deal is also a time-buy deal like he has with the other networks. The start date for the PBC cards on FS1 is expected to be this summer. The ESPN and Bounce TV cards are slated to begin in July. It is also unclear if Haymon's deal includes dates for cards on the main Fox network, which would be similar to the one with NBC, which shows fights on the main network and NBC Sports Net.
Golden Boy's deal with FS1 has not been renewed and will end at the end of this month. Golden Boy told ESPN.com that it has three more shows on its deal: the Fox Sports 2 telecast (a late addition to the schedule) of the David Lemieux-Hassan N'Dam vacant middleweight title bout from the Bell Centre in Montreal on Saturday (10 p.m. ET) followed by cards on June 26 and June 30.
We have had interest from a number of English-language television stations -- beyond our existing extensive work with HBO -- to put on Golden Boy fights, Golden Boy spokesman Stefan Friedman told ESPN.com.
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