Joshua Buatsi-Dan Azeez fight Saturday on Peacock/NBC Sports - Boxxer signs US deal with NBC

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  1. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wow.

    Boxxer just announced a US TV deal with NBC Sports/Peacock. Their first card is Saturday live from London featuring the light heavyweights Joshua Buatsi vs. Dan Azeez.

    Sounds great.

    Saturday afternoon boxing on NBC Sports.

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    Boris Wang New Member banned Full Member

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    yessir. i heard the plan is to have their first show in america at the end of 2024
     
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    Let’s see if Boxxer are still in business by then.
     
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    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Does Buatsi even beat Yarde?
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Not a chance.
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    I'm beyond thrilled about this, since I'm already a Peacock subscriber due to their Cycling and Wrestling content.:ARMS1:
     
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    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good news! I would favor Yarde for sure.
     
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    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Any new outlet for boxing is good news so I'm all in.

    That being said, In March 2015 NBC made a big deal out of bringing boxing back to prime time on network television. They were the first prime time fights on NBC in three decades. They had Al Michaels on the call with color commentary by Sugar Ray Leonard Unfortunately, Leonard is naturally sleep inducing and boxing is not Michaels' best sport. The first card, put together in conjunction with PBC, was of high quality. It was a difficult watch even though the bouts were pretty good. It went downhill after that and NBC slinked back into the shadows less than a year later

    Hopefully, this foray into the squared circle does better.
     
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