The number of pirated views of the fight Alexander Usik – Tyson Fury became a record in history
Held on May 18 in Riyadh for the first time in 25 years heavyweight unification boutin which Oleksandr Usyk defeating Tyson Furywon the title of absolute world heavyweight champion, set several audience records. True, not everything was pleasant for the organizers, who missed out on an incredible amount. Let’s talk.
The fight between Alexander Usik and Tyson Fury, according to preliminary data, collected about 564 million views on all platforms, and the fight was watched in 137 countries around the world. However, according to an analysis by the Yield Sec portal, about 20 million broadcasts were pirated. With PPV prices ranging from 30 to 80 dollars (average 55 dollars), it turns out that the broadcasting companies were missing out on almost a billion dollars. At the same time, according to British media, the same Sky, together with TNT, which broadcast the Usyk-Fury fight in the UK, cost the rights 95 million pounds.
According to Yield Sec, 45% of illegal broadcasts came from outside Europe, 25% from North America, and 16% from Asia. It is noteworthy that 18% of all pirated broadcasts were in Britain.
But there is also “good” news. The Usyk-Fury fight set a record in terms of the number of pirated broadcasts. For example, the Joshua-Ngannou fight received 540,000 illegal broadcasts.
On the night of May 19, Usik inflicted the first defeat of Fury in his professional career in a fight that took place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The victory was awarded to the Ukrainian by a split decision: 115-112, 113-114 and 114-113.
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Usik became the first absolute world heavyweight champion in the era of four belts. In the heavyweight division, the last time Lennox Lewis held absolute status was in 1999, but then three titles were enough for this title.
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It was reported that an agreement had been reached between Usyk and Fury for a re-fight. The Chairman of the General Authority of Entertainment of Saudi Arabia, Turki Al al-Sheikh, stated that the rematch between Alexander and Tyson is scheduled for October 12-13 in Riyadh.
Source: Sportarena
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