ESPN3.com investing in boxing, Sturm-Lorenzo available Saturday
by Scott Christ on Sep 3, 2010 2:45 AM EDT
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ESPN3.com is showing new interest in the boxing business, with three notable overseas fights set for live airing on the broadband network.
Saturday's fight between WBA middleweight titlist Felix Sturm and New York-based Dominican challenger Giovanni Lorenzo is the first of the bouts to air, starting at 3:30pm EDT. On September 11, Wladimir Klitschko defends the world heavyweight championship against Samuel Peter in a rematch, and a month later on October 16, Wladimir's brother Vitali defends the WBC heavyweight belt against Shannon Briggs. All three fights will be live from Germany.
That's the good news. The bad news is that a lot of people still can't access ESPN3. The network is available depending on whether or not your ISP has paid for the service. A full list of affiliates can be viewed here.
As a user of the service, I can say it's not the most reliable thing just yet, but the quality is very good when everything's working properly. All in all, it's only good that ESPN is using the service to pick up fights. As internet streaming becomes more and more of a factor in the way people watch television programs, it'll grow into a bigger and better entity, and hopefully that will mean more fights legally available for U.S. viewers. For those looking for more fights to air in the U.S., hopefully this will be a trail-blazing effort.
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“Time Warner Cable customers will finally get access to the sports website ESPN3.com, even if they are not subscribers to the company’s Internet plan.”
Time Warner Cable is one that has not, so if you’re a Time Warner customer, you’re out of luck for this.
That's good news
I’ve never been able to access it before.
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Well that is great news…. I wonder who is going to call the fight.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
Wouldn’t be surprised if they’re picking up the UK feed. In fact, I hope they just pick up the UK feed, given the usual suspects from Bristol and the fact that I hate studio commentary for fights an ocean away.
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