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DAZN announced this week that it has signed a five-year deal with the YouTuber to broadcast substandard boxing on behalf of professional fighters.

The unprecedented agreement sees DAZN sink resources into what is essentially a form of white-collar boxing. I heard gasps from many in the sport.

World Boxing News is saddened to learn the details of the long-term deal. Non-professional fighters who lack sufficient skill to approach the top level are preferred over signing young up-and-coming boxers to develop their talent.

The DAZN Group could have laid the groundwork for years to come. They had the chance to start a legacy that would last for decades into the future.

Instead, they made a quick buck by inking wannabe fighters with billions of followers and selling substandard products.

DAZN and YouTube Boxing

YouTube Boxing is part sport. There is no doubt about that. However, that’s not the case when networks and streaming negatively impact other boxers who haven’t been able to get airtime for his service.

The whole scenario smells of despair and has no longevity at all. DAZN Subscriber [WBN is unsucsbribed] We look forward to watching YouTubers vs YouTubers or YouTubers vs MMA fighters in the boxing ring for years to come.

This is a far cry from the martial arts talent offered on ESPN’s #1 app in the business.

DAZN promised to change the game. They really have this heinous move.

Reading the information provided to the media, WBN never publishes it in the form it was sent, but the descriptions used of the deal and the future are eye-opening.

DAZN called itself the “ultimate home of sports” and said the deal was a “groundbreaking and pioneering partnership” despite the fact that Showtime was the first to do so at the forefront of YouTubers. rice field.

The deal is not going well. As such, it’s hard to see what’s different on a platform with a much smaller US audience.

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They promise subscribers “crossover drama” and “non-stop boxing action”. Yes, sometimes it’s non-stop action. But in my opinion and many others, it’s like a young man trying to learn the sport and fighting in a boxing club.

DAZN is a global marketplace for sports, so the numbers also confuse fans. Boasting his 2 million viewers worldwide at the event of the grand plan release is a very small change today.

They broadcast in 200 countries. This equates to 10,000 views of him per country per event. It’s not much of a game changer.

The views expressed in this article are those of experienced boxing writer Phil Jay.twitter @PhilJWBN. Follow WBN: Facebook, Instagram, twitter.