Well known US boxing reporter and analyst Dan Rafael has been around boxing forever in America but even he realizes what is to come is big.
For boxing, for America and indeed for the sport worldwide. On September 13th a genuine super fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford takes place live on Netflix – the world’s biggest streaming platform and company.
Dan Rafael Is Spot On About Canelo vs Terence Crawford
Dan Rafael speaking to IFL TV said of the news:
“It’s not going to cost you $80 or $90 American because it’s going to be on Netflix, which is in like 300 million homes around the world, including, I don’t know, around 100 million viewers, uh, you know, subscribers here in the United States. So, it will be widely accessible to everybody. It will be in the mainstream, and obviously with Dana out there doing his thing, it’ll get even more attention. It’s a big one.”
Dana White of the UFC is now the main promoter of this boxing match which will also feature a big card with Junto Nakatani the world champion of Japan confirmed so far.
It is a seismic shift in the worldwide landscape of all professional sport on Earth this news, boxing is back and back with a bang, back in the big time.
Things are working out right now for boxing but the immediate near future is much, much brighter.
Now the fighters must train hard and give the fans a good fight on September 13th.