BBC and Boxxer return to box on free television – hopefully they don’t ruin

The BBC’s decided box deserves a seat on Saturday night, which joins Boxxer to convey fights to BBC IPlayer and bring them to a good free outdoor television. That is, you do not have to pay £ 20 to PPV to see a prospecting beat with a commitment with a commitment. For now.

Nor are the main fights. They will occur in some attacks of subcontract, bits behind the scenes and some filling features in the place and the application of the BBC Sport. It sounds good, but most of us only want decent fights without three hours of preamble montages and the half that seem to be made for the six nations.

The BBC says boxing is back, but someone will care?

Alex Kay-Jelski of the BBC Sport is already on the back, talking about bringing the boxing to “younger audiences” and giving them “the next generation” of fighters. The “next generation” is great and everything, but if the party garbage, no one will remain around the third round. This sport needs blood, drama and real competition, not just a brilliant set and a pre-lucite panel.

Shalom promises the “biggest possible audience”: yes we have heard it before

The chief of Boxxer, Ben Shalom, calls him “historical” and says that they will bring the fighters more “entertaining” to the largest audience. Translation: They will try to make stars without risking -too soon. Hopefully this means real 50/50 struggles instead of another unbeaten child against a taxi driver with six losses in a row.

This could be a victory for the fans … if they do not fill it with safe and padded matches records. The BBC has the platform, Boxxer has the fighters: now we will see if they have the inconvenience to fight it is worth seeing them. Or will it be another overproduced Saturday night Snoozefest?