ESPN to Televise Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn Fight

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Top pay-per-view boxing draw Manny Pacquiao will step into the basic cable TV ring when ESPN televises live the boxer’s July 1 fight against Jeff Horn.

Pacquiao, who will defend his World Boxing Organization welterweight crown against Horn in Australia, has fought his last 12 fights on PPV, including his PPV record-setting May 2015 fight against Floyd Mayweather.

ESPN Deportes will also air the fight live, along with the ESPN app, according to network officials.

“Working with Top Rank on a match normally seen on pay-per-view is a significant moment for ESPN and for boxing fans,” said ESPN president John Skipper in a statement.  “This fight, along with ESPN’s in-depth programming surrounding the fight, joins Wimbledon, Home Run Derby and the ESPYs in a stellar early July programming lineup.”

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.