Boxing has long been left terrestrial television to find a home in the cable. Over the years with no presence at the main sports broadcasting network, has drifted into the realm of niche and is increasingly becoming marginalized as the better the match late on Pay Per View.
Now NBC is shifting back to boxing, but not at the level of the network. NBC Sports Network, which is part of a group of Comcast/NBC network and formerly Versus, will air the first of his boxing Arena asylum in Philadelphia on Saturday night.
The premiere is a feature of some heavyweights that Bryant Jennings (11-0, 5 KOs). It doesn’t have the sizzle as Liahovich-Chambers, but it could turn into both TV.
And that’s really where the series is trying to build with the beachhead. serial cards and Russell Peltz acts as a matchmaker and quality control man for NBC. Duva said he would work with other promoters to produce shows in future.
Boxing at the last series was a disaster. Tommy Morrison, who claims to be cured of HIV. Finally pulled the plug on the Show Versus.