Press Release: By DAZN – NEW YORK (Oct. 28, 2019) – DAZN, the
largest global sports streaming service, has announced a new partnership with
Snapchat that will include two new Shows and Our Story coverage surrounding
DAZN’s biggest boxing events.
The new Show “DAZN Fight Week” will premiere on
Snapchat’s Discover page in the United States on Monday, Oct. 28, and new
episodes will air every day in the week leading up to Canelo Alvarez’s Nov. 2
fight – which will see the middleweight king jump two weight classes to
challenge Sergey Kovalev for his WBO Light Heavyweight belt. Episodes will
include Canelo’s career highlights as well as cutdown versions of 40 DAYS: CANELO VS. KOVALEV –
the latest installment of DAZN’s behind-the-scenes fight prep docuseries that
is executive produced by LeBron James, Maverick Carter, and Carlos Vela.
Watch DAZN on Snapchat here: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/DAZN/2390252634
Additionally, “DAZN Fight Night” will premiere
on Nov. 2, featuring live-updating highlights from the night and a complete
recap of fight week. Notably, this Show marks the first time Snapchat will have
in-progress premier boxing highlights on the platform.
“The DAZN Snapchat slate will bring fight fans
closer to the action while allowing us to showcase the sport to an entirely new
audience,” said Jamie Horowitz, EVP Content for DAZN North America.
“These Shows were specifically developed to leverage the Snapchat platform
and highlight the sport’s most thrilling moments. Viewers can expect everything
from quick cut highlights on fight night to exclusive access from a fighter’s locker
room moments before a bout.”
“DAZN Fight Week” and “DAZN Fight Night” will
immediately continue in the week leading up to KSI vs. Logan Paul 2 – the
highly-anticipated professional rematch of the two YouTube personalities on
Nov. 9 – with new episodes airing beginning Nov. 4 that feature a similar mix
of highlights, behind-the-scenes action, and cutdown content of 40 DAYS: KSI VS. LOGAN PAUL 2.
In addition, Our Story coverage will debut Saturday, Nov. 9 on fight
night, featuring content submitted by Snapchatters and broadcast quality match
highlights.
About DAZN:
DAZN is the largest global sports
streaming service. Since launching in 2016, DAZN has expanded to nine
countries across four continents with its app available for download in the
United States, Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Japan and
Brazil. In the U.S., DAZN has made its mark as an attractive alternative to
pay-per-view within the combat sports industry. The service features
big fights from Matchroom Boxing, Golden Boy Promotions, GGG Promotions,
Bellator MMA, the World Boxing Super Series and Combate Americas, all for one
affordable price, on any device – including smart TVs, smartphones, tablets,
games consoles and PCs. DAZN also features The Pat McAfee Show, live MLB action each day
of the season with its daily show ChangeUp and
a growing number of projects from DAZN Originals.
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around the world, and to subscribe please visit: www.DAZN.com.
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