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    ITV talks taking place could result in 20 fights a year, Haymon interested claims report
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    ITV talks taking place could result in 20 fights a year, Haymon interested claims report

    Posted on February 21, 2016 by Oun Hussain

    A report has emerged confirming that talks are taking place this week between ITV chiefs, which could see the channel show as many as 20 boxing fights a year. With the deal yet to come into fruition, it would see the channel as the most active terrestrial channel to show the sport. If the deal is agreed, a start date in June has been reported.

    The only other terrestrial channel to show boxing has been Channel 5, with its association with Hennessey Sports boxing shows.

    The report by the Daily Mail also confirmed that enigmatic advisor Al Haymon is also looking to secure some, if not all, of the ITV dates – in which boxing dates would be split between ITV1 and ITV4.

    Haymon’s brand, Premier Boxing Champions, is well known in America for its boxing events on free-to-air channels including channels such as NBC, CBS and Spike TV to name a few. He is now looking to use the same model in the UK and is thought to be targeting ITV deal.

    Haymon has signed fighters to his advisory deals from the UK including Amir Khan, IBF super-bantamweight champion Carl Frampton, IBF super-middleweight champion James DeGale as well as IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby.

    ITV have been successful in regards to viewing figures for their last live boxing event. Carl Frampton’s IBF title defence against Chris Avalos was shown on ITV in February 2015, with the undercard shown on ITV4. The viewing figures peaked at 1.9 million, with an average of 1.1 million and this may have provided food for thought for the channel’s executives as well as Al Haymon.

  • #2
    He ran out of money doe

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    • #3
      Uk bros is ITV a legit channel? I always thought it was just that dude Cassius going around with a camera interviewing people like Sally Eckback

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      • #4
        Originally posted by CatchweightKing View Post
        He ran out of money doe
        Yea lol at all the nerds that thought Haymon was done

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        • #5
          ITV is the second biggest free network in England after BBC. Really hope this **** is true...

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          • #6
            Haymon musta got a nice Payday Advance deal cuz that random Reddit dude said he broke.

            Whats up with ITV? Is it the NBC of the UK or the Bounce of the UK?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by aldo5408 View Post
              Uk bros is ITV a legit channel? I always thought it was just that dude Cassius going around with a camera interviewing people like Sally Eckback
              You're thinking of IFLTV. ITV is a huge broadcasting station in the UK.

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              • #8
                Huge news if ITV got back into boxing whether thats PBC or not.

                Saw Khan, Calzaghe, Fury, Fraudley, Froch fights all on ITV as a kid/ young adult. Huge part of me becoming a true fan of the sport

                ITV must be on the look out for sport since losing the Champions League fixtures.

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                • #9
                  I don't care who is behind it, I think Boxing back on Terrestrial TV is HUGE and is needed going into the future as boxing tries to build up New Superstars. Let them fight on Network TV and build up a following on Network TV First and then if they get big enough to become viable PPV Stars then the PPV Buys will Skyrocket for the sport of boxing compared to this current format of expecting Casuals to come and find these fighters on their own.

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                  • #10
                    ITV is seriously legit.The BBC is a ****ing joke,the only thing BBC is good for is showing gymnastics and syncronized swimming ffs.

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