Virgin Media is bringing the best of the boxing world to your home with a new deal to add premium sports channel BoxNation to its TV line-up. BoxNation is the first dedicated subscription boxing channel to bring together the biggest names in amateur, domestic and international boxing with an unbeatable schedule of matches from the across the globe. Due to launch on December 1st you'll be able to enjoy ringside seats for just £10 per month and will be available on channel 546.
BoxNation has created an unrivalled schedule of programming which includes Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour every Monday night. Upcoming LIVE fights include:
- A live international double header on Saturday 3rd December starting in Helskinki, Finland, with the WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World between Alexander Povetkin and Cedric Boswell, plus British heavyweight Dereck Chisora challenging Robert Helenius for the Vacant European title; then live from New York's Madison Square Garden Britain’s John Murray faces the world’s best lightweight Brandon Rios for the WBA World Title with the grudge match between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito for the WBA World Light-Middleweight title.
- Bitter rivals James DeGale, the European and WBO Intercontinental Super-Middleweight Champion, and George Groves, the British and Commonwealth Super-Middleweight Champion, joint-headline a Liverpool fight extravaganza from the Echo Arena on Friday 9th December.
Live fighting action will be shown throughout the week coupled with re-runs of key fights to help ensure you don’t miss a moment of the action. With at least one major event taking place every weekend, fans will be able to enjoy the best in boxing from the comfort of their living rooms. BoxNation also packs some serious punches with expert commentary from some of the best boxing pundits and presenters in the world including Jim Rosenthal, Paul Dempsey and John Rawling, with Richard Keys also joining the team recently.
BoxNation has created an unrivalled schedule of programming which includes Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour every Monday night. The arrival of this dedicated channel complements Virgin Media’s fantastic sporting line-up which already includes Sky Sports*, Eurosport, ESPN, ESPN Classic, Racing UK, Motors TV, MUTV, LFCTV plus a great choice of sport on demand, with many channels also available in high-definition.
You can pre-register to make sure you'll get BoxNation on December 1st by going to www.virginmedia.com/boxnation.
Note: *Sky Sports 1 &2 only available in HD
Mark Wilkin
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