Lomachenko vs Linares Starts at 8pm ET. Should All Main Events start this Early?

[Boxnation fan]

ESPN have announced that Lomachenko vs Linares will start at 8PM ET which is 1am if you're in the UK.

There's one Undercard fight before they Lomo-Linares starts which should be no later then 9PM ET / 2am UK time.

For me this is the right time for a Boxing Main Event to start no later then 9PM ET.

Too many fights recently are starting at Midnight on the East Coast, which is 5am in the UK.

I understand the time difference between East and West coast especially pacific time but watching Boxing in the Afternoon, early evening used to work fine and i see no reason why it wouldn't in 2018.

What do you guys think...do you like 8PM ET for a Main Event Start?

[DuckAdonis]

Thats 2 in the morning in my country..does the undercard start at this time or the main event itself?

Might tune in

[chaosisme]

They should start earlier. I would prefer boxing to be on in the afternoon so I can go out and do stuff on Saturday night.

[Boxnation fan]

Thats 2 in the morning in my country..does the undercard start at this time or the main event itself?

Might tune in

According to ESPN, their BROADCAST starts at 8PM ET and there's only 1 Fight before the LOMO-LINARES.

Where can I watch the Linares-Lomachenko WBA lightweight title fight?

The broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday. The main card includes a 10-round welterweight bout between Carlos Adames and Alejandro Barrera. These fights also will air live on ESPN Deportes and stream live on the ESPN App.

Carlos Adames will knock out Alejandro Barrera inside 6 rds so the LOMO vs LINARES will start no later then 9PM ET / 2am UK Time.

UNDERCARD FIGHTS Starts at 4.30 ET on ESPN+ which includes Michael Conlan vs. Ibon Larrinaga.

[BigZ44]

It all depends on where you are. When I lived out west, this would be a 5 PM start, too damn early. Now that I'm back on the East coast it's at 8 and I like it. But here the NFL starts at 1 and I feel like I'm just waiting for it to get going, back out west when it starts at 10 or 11 AM it's bloody perfect. It all just depends on how on personal preference depending on your location, what's good for someone won't be good for others and you can't really change that when you have fans so dispersed across time zones.

[Boxnation fan]

It all depends on where you are. When I lived out west, this would be a 5 PM start, too damn early. Now that I'm back on the East coast it's at 8 and I like it. But here the NFL starts at 1 and I feel like I'm just waiting for it to get going, back out west when it starts at 10 or 11 AM it's bloody perfect. It all just depends on how on personal preference depending on your location, what's good for someone won't be good for others and you can't really change that when you have fans so dispersed across time zones.

I hear you but some Main Event fights are starting at ridiculous times now.

Its past Midnight ET before most Top of the Bill fights finally get in the ring...way too late!

[NEETzsche]

You sure mate? The BoxNation broadcast seems to end at 5am. I hope you're right though

[Randall Cunning]

You sure mate? The BoxNation broadcast seems to end at 5am. I hope you're right though

Yeah its early, remember Golden Boy would only let Linares fight if it didnt clash with their card and what was supposed to be the Canelo/GGG replay.

Boxnation Twitter saying UK broadcast starts at 12 with Conlan, then the 2 feature fights.

[Chrismart]

Ah cool, I had no idea. I was going to catch it tomorrow but I'll probably stay up now.

It's the 4am start time fights that kill me off these days.

[TheCell8]

Depends on the ratings.