The departure of boxing, after 45 years, from HBO leaves a big gap for many fighters and Canelo Alvarez is the first to fill it with a tool of the future. The bet of the platform is clear, also of the other parties since they initialed the biggest deal for an athlete: 365 million dollars for a five-year agreement and his next eleven fights.
With this signature, Canelo surpasses Giancarlo Stanton, who until now had signed the best contract in the history of the sport, with 325 million after his signing with the Miami Marlins in 2014. After the announcement, the boxer mentioned: "This is for my hard work. Also for me the most important thing is that the fans will be able to watch my fights without paying a Pay Per View. That is more important than the rest. His first fight on this platform will be on December 15 against Rocky Fielding for the regular WBA super middleweight title. Broadcast by DAZN for a fee of 9.99$ per month.
