BSO exclusively reported that Canelo was signing an 11-fight deal with DAZN starting with his fight on December 15th at MSG vs. Rocky Fielding.
Now, we know more details on the deal.
Canelo will receive a minimum of $365 million for his fights on DAZN. It is the largest contract in the history of sports making Canelo the highest paid athlete in the WORLD.
To watch Canelo know you will have to sign up for DAZN which you can get a free trial of here.
De La Hoya was able to also secure a deal for his other Golden Boy fighters to fight on the network.
Here are some quotes from Oscar about the deal and from John Skipper who helped put it together.
“We were able to reach a conclusion of what Canelo is worth today and what he is worth tomorrow and we worked out this deal,” De La Hoya said.
Said Skipper: “We are thrilled to be exclusive partners with Golden Boy Promotions and Oscar De La Hoya. By bringing Canelo’s fights to DAZN, we will turn his pay-per-view success into a growth engine for subscribers – a truly transformational moment for our business and the entire industry.”
It will be interesting to see how this all works out. I am told if it works out well, Canelo could make as much as $500 million on the deal.