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WBO title fight comes to Freeview
13th October 2011
LIVE boxing title fights rarely come to Freeview, but this weekend some lucky viewers will be watching Nathan Cleverly defend his WBO World Light- Heavyweight crown on Freeview this Saturday, 15th October. Welshman Cleverly will be facing his bitter rival and Commonwealth Champion, Tony Bellew at the Liverpool Echo Arena and both men will be putting their unbeaten records on the line. Also on the same bill, James DeGale will fight for the European Super-Middleweight title against Pole Piotr Wilczewski.
For viewers with the latest generation of Freeview+HD boxes from British manufacturer TVonics, the fight will be streamed live on Freeview Channel 112 at 7pm.
The LIVE broadcast is made possible via a little known feature of TVonics’ latest digital TV recorders. TVonics latest Freeview+HD recorders have a port that allows the box to be connected to the customer’s home Internet service. That port has recently been enabled to provide access to catch-up services on the big screen but it can also be used by other Internet broadcasters to deliver content direct to Freeview viewers.
The Cleverly vs. Bellew bout is free-to-view and comes direct from BoxNation, the new and dedicated LIVE boxing channel, which can also be seen on channel 456 on the Sky platform. And now thanks to a link with technology providers Connect TV and Vision21 this Saturday's LIVE action can be seen on Freeview.
The winner of the Cleverly Bellew bout could face legendary Bernard Hopkins in a unification fight. Hopkins defends his WBC crown against Chad Dawson in Los Angeles, which will also be screened LIVE on BoxNation on Sky platform channel 456 and Freeview channel 112 on the same night.
"I'm in discussions with Hopkins's promoter Richard Schaefer about a potential fight with the winner," said Warren. "So it's a massive incentive for both guys."
"Freeview users have been missing out on BoxNation, but that is set to change, said TVonics CTO, Andy Carr. Our latest generation of digital TV recorders give viewers the very best of traditional broadcast television and now they can also access high quality, on-demand content via the Internet port. It’s the best of both worlds without having to shell out for pay per view.
The two World Light-Heavyweight fights will be available on channel 112 which is the new, free to air channel Sports Tonight, launched recently by Kelvin McKenzie.
TVonics users will need to ensure their box (DTR HD500 or Z500HD) has the latest software upgrade (which includes catch-up services and is available at http://www.tvonics.com/product_support).
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