What led Tyson Fury-Wladimir Klitschko to BoxNation

Tyson Fury vs Wladimir Klitschko

IN this week’s issue of Boxing News magazine George Gigney talks to promoter Mick Hennessy about bringing the Tyson Fury-Wladimir Klitschko rematch to broadcaster BoxNation.

The first fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Tyson Fury was aired on Sky Sports Box Office, and the announcement that BoxNation โ€“ a subscription-based channel โ€“ will broadcast the much-anticipated return was a real coup for the channel. It came shortly after it was revealed BoxNation will also show Amir Khanโ€™s huge meeting with Saul โ€œCaneloโ€ Alvarez on May 7, which went some way in convincing Hennessy, who promotes Fury, they were the right place to go.

โ€œIโ€™m absolutely delighted. Iโ€™m pleased that itโ€™s on BoxNation, they really stepped up to the plate, they gave us a great deal, the best deal,โ€ he said. โ€œWe like their passion at BoxNation because they understand the fight game, theyโ€™re not trying to dictate certain things outside of the broadcast. For that, theyโ€™re going to get a great show. Once they got Canelo-Khan, I really took that as a good sign going into these negotiations. I thought to myself, โ€˜Theyโ€™re serious, theyโ€™re in businessโ€™.โ€

For the full article and much, much more don’t miss this week’s issue of Boxing News magazine

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