ESPN is by far the worldwide leader in sport in linear, digital and all media platforms and boxing is the fastest growing sport in the world at the moment.
On its way back rightfully to the pantheon at the top of all worldwide international professional sport.
The sporting and commercial proof continues to roll in on this with the UFC, WWE, DAZN, Netflix and many others investing hugely in professional boxing.
To name but a few.
Massive Opportunity At ESPN For Boxing
But the UFC are doing so with Fight Pass and via TKO Boxing, and the UFC have left their MMA deal now at ESPN as the UFC have moved on to Paramount.
Top Rank’s deal in boxing with ESPN finishes shortly as well.
No body is talking about this (yet).
The fact boxing is booming worldwide as a sport leaves ESPN, Stephen A. Smith and others at ESPN with the biggest opportunity to company has ever had worldwide for boxing.
Maybe since the 80s or even before that back in Muhammad Ali’s days.
NBA is not doing great lately so the opportunity for ESPN in boxing to take things to the next level is there now, with the UFC gone from ESPN as well.
Carpe diem ESPN and Smith.
