Boxing Returns to NBC!…Sort of…
By Alec Kohut, Max Boxing (Nov 29, 2011) Special to Doghouse Boxing
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I received a press release
from Main Events on Tuesday announcing the formation of NBC Sports’ “Fight
Night” to be aired on the Versus network once a quarter during 2012 (Versus
will be renamed the NBC Sports Network on Jan. 2nd). The first
broadcast will be from the Asylum Arena in South Philly on Saturday, January 21st.
Main Events will lead the
effort with J. Russell Peltz serving as matchmaker and Kathy Duva stated they
are “reaching out to all promoters to get involved in the series and our
priority is simply to make exciting fights. We don’t care who brings the
fighters.” If there’s a promoter in America today that I have confidence will
make this work, it’s Kathy Duva.
The major question is: will
NBC work to make this successful? Will they promote this venture during NFL
playoff games and college basketball, actually reaching out to sports fans and
not just boxing fans? I also hope that Versus- sorry- the NBC Sports Network
will accommodate more dates if the first couple of shows prove successful. I’d
like to believe this could become at least monthly if it can get solid ratings.
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