Eddie Hearn on the PPV future: why big fights still need payment for sight, despite free events of the Riyadh season in Dazn

Eddie Hearn says he still intends to put PPV letters because he needs him to do the big fights. He is pleased that Turki Alralikh has chosen to take his Riyadh season for free in Dazn. This will not change anything for their events. It will continue to sell the eldest involved Anthony Joshua, Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr.

Hearn’s PPV Strategy

“I think the PPV is important to make great fights, but I think there are too many fights that are in payment by sight,” said Eddie Hearn to Fight Hub TVReacting to Turki Alralikh announces that his Riyadh season events will be free in Dazn as part of regular subscription for this platform.

The events that will be displayed on PPV in Dazn will now have to be those who are interested in paying. They will not be eager to see only any event that the promoters carried out. Putting Anthony Joshua’s fights at PPV is questionable because it has been washed and has not overcome a good heavy weight for years.

Value for struggle fans

“I think the show last Saturday. It should be PPV, or should you have been part of your subscriptions? Different fights in different places and different time areas,” said Hearn. “I think it is fantastic for Dazn and subscribers because they will now get more PPV fights as part of their subscription, which means that they make the struggle more value.”

Last Saturday PPV card, headed by Edgar Berlanga vs Hamzah Sheeraz, was worthy of being put into payment by sight. The only problem was the order of operation.

Berlanga-sheeraz should have been placed three or four depth on the card. Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda was the real main event, and David Morrell vs Imam Khaev the true co-funda. This struggle stole the show. This was easily the best of all night in terms of drama.

“Will there still exist PPV? Absolutely. It will still exist for us? Absolutely. But many of our shows, we do not do many PPV programs away from Benn-Eubbank, Joshua, and things like this. We want shows like Saturday, those big fights, that are part of your Dazn subscription,” said Hearn.

Anthony Joshua does not bring large numbers to US fans at their events. Now that the resuscitation between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. It is out, this is a less PPV event that Hearn will have the opportunity to put it.

“The PPV is not dead in Dazn, this is safe. Dazn will continue to do PPV, but there will be larger shows as part of your subscription, which I think is fantastic,” said Hearn.

Turki Alshikh: Dazn free impact

What Hearn may not realize is that the PPV events shown in Dazn will provide less purchases because fans will be spoiled by many free events Turki Alralikh is performing. He usually loads his cards with excellent fights. Hearn and the other promoters who choose to do their PPV events can suffer less purchases.