HATTON: 'THIS IS WHAT BOXING HAS BEEN CRYING OUT FOR!'

[Fightzone-TV]

Boxing legend Ricky Hatton has hailed the introduction of new boxing channel https://www.fightzone.uk/, saying it will be revolutionary for British boxing.

Fightzone TV is set to give fans exactly what they’ve been asking for - weekly live shows from around the UK, showcasing Britain's rising boxing stars. The great news for fight fans is that there are no 4am starts from the US. Fightzone TV will deliver prime time Friday evening boxing with 7:30pm being the time we start, every Friday, every week throughout the year.

The channel launches on Friday May 21 with a show from Sheffield Arena, topped by English Lightweight Champion Myron Mills from Derby defending his title against Portsmouth challenger Lucas Ballingall.

Former two-weight world champion, Hatton - whose son Campbell is also now making his way as a pro fighter - said: "I think it's great; there's definitely a gap in the market for Fightzone. There are champions out there who might not have been top amateurs but just need discovering as pro fighters, and Fightzone will unearth some proper talent.

"It's a massive platform for lads who might not have got the exposure before. Fightzone will be brilliant; I remember years ago there were shows on TV every week from small halls around the country, and they had on some of the best fights that you could see - and some of them might only have been six rounders! It's all about Box Office and Pay Per View these days, so Fightzone will be great for fans to be able to see all the talent that's coming through.

"I fought on these types of shows early on in my career at places like Widnes, Oldham, Everton Park, and Halifax and won the Central Area Title on one of these shows. If you're a boxing fan, you want to see the world title fights but - like with my career - you also want to be able to say 'I saw this kid from day one, fighting in leisure centres and now he's headlining in Las Vegas'! It must be a wonderful thing for a fight fan to be able to see a career from day one to the last day.

"As a fighter, fighting on small hall shows is all part of your education. Campbell has had a big platform to start his career but there's, no doubt, he'll fight on smaller shows. For a fiver a month you'll see some of the best fights - some fights of the year!

"If I'm honest, this is what boxing has been crying out for. allegedly and Eddie Hearn have done a fantastic job making the big fights but there's a part of boxing that's been forgotten about over the years, and Fightzone will change that."

Commenting, the General Manager of Fightzone TV, Jim McMunn said; “Our commitment is to deliver 50 events per year, 200 live fights, and give exposure to over 250 boxers, all on one platform for just £4.99 per month. We believe that Fightzone TV will become the People’s Champion of boxing, delivering first class events, showcasing new talent and delivering an affordable place to watch the sport that fight fans love.”

Phil Smith, Head of Operations and Media for Fightzone TV, added: “Fightzone TV is set to revolutionise boxing viewing for fans - bringing coverage of live fights via the internet, but with the high production quality of TV. We are not an internet TV channel, but we are a TV channel on the internet, and for boxing fans.”

Fightzone TV officially launched on Friday 30th April, with the first event taking place on Friday 21st May featuring English Lightweight Champion Myron Mills defending his title against challenger Lucas Ballingall at Sheffield Arena Car Park.

Visit http://www.fightzone.uk/ and join the revolution.

[Marina]

Our algorithm has this as an equal fight, should be interesting:
Myron Mills v Lucas Ballingall win probability
49% - 45% and 6% draw

[Black Sam Bellamy]

BN wasn't really a success, can't see how this will be. Just isn't the interest for boxing at this level.

[JamesPhilips]

I don’t mean to sound disrespectful but what a drunk fat Hatton says is usually of no importance. He’s basically just interested in trying to be a comedian.

[ThereByTheGrace]

BN wasn't really a success, can't see how this will be. Just isn't the interest for boxing at this level.

Agreed. Bn was all boxing for the price of a pint per week. The shows were good to start with then started to drop. Haye chisora was allegedly ppv i think too.

Hope it works though but really need channel 5 to do it i think. Another niche channel is not the answer

[mickey1975]

BN wasn't really a success, can't see how this will be. Just isn't the interest for boxing at this level.

Agreed. Bn was all boxing for the price of a pint per week. The shows were good to start with then started to drop. Haye chisora was allegedly ppv i think too.

Hope it works though but really need channel 5 to do it i think. Another niche channel is not the answer

I don't think the Haye fight was.

[Boxerbeetle]

No it definitely wasn’t.

[Fightzone-TV]

Hi all, we're really hoping that Fightzone will be a success. There does seem to be that gap missing at the moment - as Ricky says - to focus on the small hall circuit, and all that British talent that doesn't get a look in, or exposure, elsewhere.

And - again, as Hatton has mentioned - some of the fights on these shows can be 'fight of the year' contenders, but no one gets to see them - we're hoping to change that!

Here's our upcoming schedule below (so far!) - please do give us a follow on social media, and thanks for all your support...

https://boxrec.com/en/schedule?s%5Bcoun ... %5D=&c_go=

[Fightzone-TV]

Here's links below to our socials, cheers!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FightzoneApp

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightzonetv

[orbtastic]

BN wasn't really a success, can't see how this will be. Just isn't the interest for boxing at this level.

Agreed. Bn was all boxing for the price of a pint per week. The shows were good to start with then started to drop. Haye chisora was allegedly ppv i think too.

Hope it works though but really need channel 5 to do it i think. Another niche channel is not the answer

I don't think the Haye fight was.

It was shown at the cinema. You had to buy a ticket to watch it. I went to Sheffield to watch.

[mickey1975]

Agreed. Bn was all boxing for the price of a pint per week. The shows were good to start with then started to drop. Haye chisora was allegedly ppv i think too.

Hope it works though but really need channel 5 to do it i think. Another niche channel is not the answer

I don't think the Haye fight was.

It was shown at the cinema. You had to buy a ticket to watch it. I went to Sheffield to watch.

I watched it at home on normal BN.

[DHPromotions]

This is topping the bill next Fri on Fightzone https://www.fightzone.uk/, a really even match for the English Title, should hopefully be a great fight: https://dennishobson.co.uk/2021/05/14/lucas-ballingall/

[Boxerbeetle]

I think I’ll sign up for this, binned my Sky Sports now the football season is basically over and seems like non-PPV shows are going to be few and far between. Will be good to have regular boxing to watch. Is there a dedicated app for it, or is it just stream via the website?

[Fightzone-TV]

Great pal - you can register at https://www.fightzone.uk/ and then download the app for slicker viewing...

[MasterG]

How can a subscriber watch fights on TV?

Any plans to have an app for example that can be installed onto an Android box or firestick so one can watch fights on your bigger TV rather than tablet??

[skanksta]

How can a subscriber watch fights on TV?

Any plans to have an app for example that can be installed onto an Android box or firestick so one can watch fights on your bigger TV rather than tablet??

Cast it from your phone to the big telly.

[MasterG]

How can a subscriber watch fights on TV?

Any plans to have an app for example that can be installed onto an Android box or firestick so one can watch fights on your bigger TV rather than tablet??

Cast it from your phone to the big telly.

How? Is that with a hdmi cable that will fit into my tablet to the hdmi slot on TV?

[skanksta]

How can a subscriber watch fights on TV?

Any plans to have an app for example that can be installed onto an Android box or firestick so one can watch fights on your bigger TV rather than tablet??

Cast it from your phone to the big telly.

How? Is that with a hdmi cable that will fit into my tablet to the hdmi slot on TV?

I only just worked out how to do this and the kids laughed at me. They are 5 and 7 !
There's a little arrow tv symbol somewhere on any video you watch via app nowadays* - press that and it will bluetooth to your telly. Need a smart telly, but anything after about 2012 should have it as standard.

*Sky Go app blocks it.

[MasterG]

Cast it from your phone to the big telly.

How? Is that with a hdmi cable that will fit into my tablet to the hdmi slot on TV?

I only just worked out how to do this and the kids laughed at me. They are 5 and 7 !
There's a little arrow tv symbol somewhere on any video you watch via app nowadays* - press that and it will bluetooth to your telly. Need a smart telly, but anything after about 2012 should have it as standard.

*Sky Go app blocks it.

I have a smart TV but can't say I've seen a little arrow TV symbol

[skanksta]

How? Is that with a hdmi cable that will fit into my tablet to the hdmi slot on TV?

I only just worked out how to do this and the kids laughed at me. They are 5 and 7 !
There's a little arrow tv symbol somewhere on any video you watch via app nowadays* - press that and it will bluetooth to your telly. Need a smart telly, but anything after about 2012 should have it as standard.

*Sky Go app blocks it.

I have a smart TV but can't say I've seen a little arrow TV symbol

The little arrow on a screen symbol is on any app video on your phone/ipad - you'll find it !

[stujones]

Agreed. Bn was all boxing for the price of a pint per week. The shows were good to start with then started to drop. Haye chisora was allegedly ppv i think too.

Hope it works though but really need channel 5 to do it i think. Another niche channel is not the answer

I don't think the Haye fight was.

It was shown at the cinema. You had to buy a ticket to watch it. I went to Sheffield to watch.

Think Haye vs Chisora had that pointless PPV option - which was basically the same price as a month subscription but you'd only get the one bill - think they did that for a few bills, I think involving Canelo - Not GGG vs Canelo 2 which was PPV only.

Yes and it was in the cinema also. Hatton's comeback was also in the cinema.

[coghaugen11]

[jamesmcdonnell]

Now there's a turnup for the books!

[markinmidd]

I’m inn, love the small hall card shows. Often get a barn stormer for an area title. I’ll be signing up , 1.25 a week an a show weekly! Yes please

[Lightsoot]

I do want to support this and have created an account. But I can’t get the app to cast to my TV, it came up with an error, and now the option to cast from the app no longer appears to be available?

It could well be ‘user error’ on my part, but perhaps the Fightzone team could investigate. The preview show is on Tuesday night so I’d like to watch.

Happy to support the venture but the boys need to get the tech right for the launch show so idiots like me can watch hassle free.