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Originally Posted by hamed
Just read on ESPN's site that OLN will start showing boxing this summer & they'll pay $250K per card - as opposed to the $50K ESPN2 currently pays.
This is great news! Boy, for a sport that some people love to say is on the ropes & dying, it sure seems to be doing well for HBO, Showtime, PPV, ESPN & now OLN. These people don't show all these fights to lose money.
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Fox Sports Net (FSN) airs a lot of boxing as well, as does my local Comcast Sports channel (CN8).
OLN is making a huge push from being a "fishing and hunting" channel to an all sports, ESPN competitor. They are paying a lot to get all sports on their network. They started with NHL this season. I haven't really been following their progress (OLN's), but getting a regular boxing show or two like ESPN will be another step in the right direction.
Perhaps paying more per card will get some world title fights (from the lower and less prestigious weight classes, obviously). That would help a TON.