The Takedown | Jorge Masvidal, Nate Diaz prove UFC is out-punching boxing with Canelo made to wait
- Fight fans forced to wait for Masvidal-Diaz to finish for Alvarez-Kovalev WBO light heavyweight title bout to start
- Canelo Alvarez best paid star across all of sport but gimmick ‘BMF’ fight eclipses one of biggest boxing bouts this year
While the UFC’s New York medical professionals were disappointing fight fans with the decision to end the hotly anticipated “BMF” fight between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal on Saturday night, boxing fans were made to wait.
DAZN USA, the broadcaster of the light heavyweight title fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Sergey Kovalev, decided to wait until the UFC 244 main event at Madison Square Garden was finished before the WBO title was put on the line.
As you might expect, this was a move that was free from criticism, especially as images of the fighters kicking their heels made their way on to the internet.
Canelo is pure box office. DAZN know this, that’s why they signed him to an 11-fight, five year, US$365 million contract – the biggest in sport.
But even knowing this, they decided to wait for the UFC to play out, with the fight not starting until after 1am Eastern Time.
