DAZN in France is not just Ligue 1, as demonstrated this Saturday by the British platform which broadcast the highly anticipated boxing fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Nevertheless, the total bill for the event disgusted Daniel Riolo.
It's not just Ligue 1 to increase the number of subscribers at DAZN. The British platform also focuses on combat sports. It broadcasts MMA with the PFL (Professional Fighters League), kickboxing and finally boxing. The noble art promised great success on Saturday with the broadcast of the fight for the heavyweight world championship between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The rematch between the two men in Saudi Arabia was undoubtedly the most anticipated fight of the end of the year. However, watching the duel between the Englishman and the Ukrainian was not cheap.
19 euros more, DAZN exceeds Daniel Riolo
Even if you were already a DAZN subscriber, you had to pay for the fight via Pay-per-view. A supplement of around 19.99 euros in France. The total bill was high on Saturday night and it pissed off Daniel Riolo on X. So to watch boxing if you already have the L1 subscription you have to get a subscription again and also pay €19??? », blurted the RMC polemicist on Elon Musk's social network.
A bad surprise which was not the last since DAZN experienced technical problems during the fight. Many buyers of the match experienced cuts with repeated black screens. In difficulty in France with 500,000 subscribers according to the latest information, the Netflix of Sport may have missed the ultimate opportunity to relaunch itself with the French public.
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