Sports broadcasts, at present, are mostly through pay-per-view. This means that not everyone has the financial means to be able to access some important boxing events, so some end up leaning into illegal transmissions. However, the made by Sergey Kovalev it is on another level.
The fight that Saul Canelo Alvarez faced Callum Smith last Saturday, was broadcast by DAZN (Except for Mexico). That means it was worth $ 69.99 for anyone who wanted to see it, money not everyone was willing to pay. For this reason, Kovalev helped boxing lovers see it.
The former light heavyweight champion transmitted the fight of what he knew was his rival last year, Canelo Alvarez, via Instagram. Logically, it is an action that violates several rights, being something totally illegal. For this reason, he is expected to be fined financially, as well as sanctioned in sports.
DAZN will take action with Kovalev
According to information from The Athletic, the streaming service belonging to Perform Group plans to take action on the matter and take action against the 37-year-old boxer. According to the media, “Transmission service executives were alarmed and extremely frustrated by Kovalev’s blatant behavior.”
It should be noted that the last fight of the Russian boxer was in November last year, when he suffered one brutal knockout at the hands of Canelo Alvarez. He was expected to be able to return to the ring on January 30, 2021 against Bektemir Melikuziev, although it will now have to wait if he is seriously sanctioned in sports as well.