Canelo Alvarez’s second DAZN Pay-Per-View fight on Saturday night will cost fans $5 more than the Mexican superstar’s debut on that platform.
DAZN subscribers in the United States can purchase the card headlined by Álvarez and his rival, Gennadiy Golovkin, for $64.99. DAZN costs $19.99 a month, so the total financial commitment to buy the third fight from him is almost $85.
Customers must purchase at least a one-month subscription to DAZN to watch through the streaming service’s app. DAZN annual subscribers will pay less in total to purchase the Alvarez-Golovkin III because the cost of $149.99 per year equals $12.50 per month.
Those who do not subscribe to DAZN can purchase Álvarez-Golovkin III for $84.99 through cable and satellite operators in the US.
The show capped by Alvarez’s 12-round unanimous decision loss to Dmitry Bivol on May 7 cost DAZN subscribers $59.99, or nearly $80 if combined with their monthly subscription fee. Non-subscribers paid $79.99 to purchase the Alvarez-Bivol card through providers like DirecTV and Verizon FIOS.
The price points for Alvarez-Golovkin III are higher in large part because DAZN has provided greater guarantees to Alvarez and Golovkin than the streaming service committed to Alvarez and Bivol, the undefeated WBA light heavyweight champion. Paying pay-per-view prices for Álvarez-Bivol drew the ire of boxing fans frustrated that employees of the streaming service and its promotional partners have continually condemned the pay-per-view model since its launch in September 2018 and promised to offer deals even expensive. , Alvarez’s high-profile fights as part of DAZN’s monthly and annual subscription plans.
The third fight between Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) and Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) will finally take place four years after Alvarez won his middleweight championship rematch in a 12-round decision. majority in September 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the same place where they will fight on Saturday night.
DAZN signed Alvarez, 32, to a much-hyped 10-fight deal in October 2018, less than a month after he defeated Golovkin in an HBO Pay-Per-View main event, intending to face the Guadalajara native against Golovkin for the third time. . Kazakhstan’s Golovkin expected his third matchup to happen much sooner than now when he signed a six-fight deal with DAZN in March 2019.
Álvarez initially refused to fight Golovkin again, causing a breakup that eventually led to legal action, the termination of his association with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, and the termination of his original contract with DAZN. Showtime distributed Alvarez’s pay-per-view victory over Caleb Plant last November 6, but the four-division champion returned to DAZN to fight Bivol as part of a three-fight deal.
Golovkin, 40, has two fights left on his DAZN contract, including this third fight against Alvarez.
While their first two bouts were contested at the 160-pound middleweight limit, Alvarez and Golovkin will fight for Alvarez’s IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles on Saturday night. Caesars Sportsbook lists Alvarez as a 4-1 favorite to beat Golovkin, who will make his debut at top super middleweight at 168 pounds.
Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.
