ESPN Show live boxing

[Bennyblanco]

ESPN UK. Sat 19th September 2am

Live: Friday Night Fights
Two-time Olympic gold medal winner Guillermo Rigondeaux takes on 71-fight veteran Giovanni Andrade from Brazil for a regional WBA super bantamweight title.

Hopefully a sign of things to come

[gasman]

Brilliant news. I am getting my ESPN subscription this week. I think if I sit up to 2am on early hours of Saturday morning it will be nice acclimatiser for the following morning coverage of the Mayweather - Marquez card.

[Tommy Gunn13]

May be a daft question,but how do u get ESPN on freeview??? do u phone them&they giv u a pin number to put in,any ideas???

[Bennyblanco]

May be a daft question,but how do u get ESPN on freeview??? do u phone them&they giv u a pin number to put in,any ideas???

If your tv has in built freeview and has a cam slot, you can buy a cam and subscribe through top up tv http://www.topuptv.com

[Tommy Gunn13]

May be a daft question,but how do u get ESPN on freeview??? do u phone them&they giv u a pin number to put in,any ideas???

If your tv has in built freeview and has a cam slot, you can buy a cam and subscribe through top up tv http://www.topuptv.com

yeah mate built in freeveiw ,hope it has one only had it a week

[Tommy Gunn13]

Can u subscribe on month to month bases???

[Chambers2]

I've not got ESPN as yet, but as soon as they get consistant quality boxing on the channel I'll be biting their hands off. Hopefully they'll be looking at airing Hayemaker and Hennessy promotions

[leforge]

This is being shown live in USA on ESPN not much cost for them showing it on UK channel.

[Asterix]

Very cool. I'm guessing this will go nicely to lead to up to Mayweather vs Marquez (even though it's not on the channel, it's just later in the morning).

[leforge]

Different day to mayweather fight!

[Asterix]

Different day to mayweather fight!

Saturday the 19th?

Ah, it's the timezone thing that confused me. It's Friday Fight Nights, so it's Friday even though it's Saturday.

[gasman]

Rigondeaux is Freddie Roaches' big new Cuban prospect, I am looking forward to seeing him live, it should be interesting.

[jamesmcdonnell]

Hmmm ESPN looks interesting, how much is it?

[jamesmcdonnell]

Will sign up for one month of sky sports, then I get ESPN for 9 quid a month, then cancel sky sports again after the Mayweather Marquez fight.

Sounds like a plan stan.

[Asterix]

Rigondeaux is Freddie Roaches' big new Cuban prospect, I am looking forward to seeing him live, it should be interesting.

He's very good, and being hyped up like you wouldn't believe. Freddie Roach has been talking about how Rigondeaux only gives something like 60% in the Gym because he doesn't need to give more. Not sure what to make of it all, but, as I say, he looks very good.

His team are trying to set him up for a World title shot in only a few more fights!

[steve689]

Is't his opponent Andrade like 60-11 as a pro or something?!

So what's the craic with ESPN and boxing? So far any talk of regular domestic slots are just speculation; when can we expect something more solid? I am considering subscribing though. How many channels to we get if we subscribe through SKY?

[gasman]

Is't his opponent Andrade like 60-11 as a pro or something?!

So what's the craic with ESPN and boxing? So far any talk of regular domestic slots are just speculation; when can we expect something more solid? I am considering subscribing though. How many channels to we get if we subscribe through SKY?

You get 4 ESPN channels - see below link
http://www.espn.co.uk/subscribe/

Yeah, ESPN didnt think twice about snapping up UFC, but have dragged their heels regarding boxing. At the moment I dont think it is worth £9 per month, for the leftover premiership matches, german football, russian football, volleyball and all the rest of the other boring sports...

[Asterix]

ESPN classic have been showing Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali fights recently.

[steve689]

I agree. I like football but Russian and Azerbaijan leagues don't really appeal; even I can get football overkill!

I am waiting for something more substantial on the boxing front before parting with my pennies. Friday Night Fights with Alfredo Angulo V Gabriel Rosado aint making me any warmer

[Asterix]

It's on the schedule, but not on my TV guide.

http://www.espn.co.uk/schedule/

My guide says:
01:00-02:00 - UFC Unleashed
02:00-03:00 - UFC - The Ultimate Fighter
03:00-03:30 - ICC Cricket

What gives?

[stujones]

still no indication that ESPN boxing will not be shown on 5 - well not for the rest of 2009. They showed the woods fight recently... okay they did edit it, but is it worth 9.99 for the occasional boxing which is mainly shown on 5 a couple of hours later.

ESPN classics is fantastic! its still free if your on Sky Sports.

[Asterix]

I'm watching Friday Fight Nights right now.

[Alba]

folk need to a reality check when it comes to espn with boxing .they have no reguler commitment to boxing ,they will show the FnF however there is no FnF for the rest of the year so why give them your money .personally i am not giveing them my £9 a month till they have some deals which equate to reguler boxing on there channle,and id advise other fans to do the same

[steve689]

I agree with you!