In the US boxing on TV can often be behind a paywall with subscription services and pay-per-view all limiting viewership of a big bout. In Japan however the limiter can be something very different with region actually being the key. That was the case this afternoon when TVOsaka allowed only fight fans in the Kansai region to watch the WBO Minimumweight title bout from Hyogo. Whilst that might not sound like a major issue the lack of coverage in Kanto, on a channel from Tokyo, meant that even getting a stream for the fight was nigh on impossible.
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