Update: The next big boxing event is Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou on Sunday 29 October. It will cost $39.95 and be available to stream on Kayo via Main Event or for order through Foxtel. Or you can add it to your DAZN plan for $34.99.
Boxing has always enjoyed a strong following in Australia. From the days when heavyweights ruled the sporting world through to a steady stream of local champions, Aussies have long been interested in the fight game and watching boxing.
It hasn't always been easy – or cheap – to watch some of the biggest and best match-ups in the sport. But that is changing. Here we breakdown your options for watching the fists fly.
For many years, your only real options for catching top-shelf boxing were outlaying a hefty sum for pay-per-view access at home or heading to your local pub or club. Main Event on Foxtel and more recently Kayo Sports charge for each major fight night. There are also some lower level boxing events that you can access via your existing cable TV or streaming subscription. The situation is slowly evolving for the major events, however, thanks to streaming options like DAZN.
DAZN is a global sports streaming service that originally launched back in 2016 in a handful of countries. On 1 December 2020, it added a further 200 countries to that list, including Australia, and its main sport of choice is boxing.
Rather than a traditional pay-per-view service, one of DAZN's biggest selling points is its monthly subscription model. For $13.99 a month in Australia, you get access to all of DAZN's content. In addition to live boxing, there is an archive of over 200 fights on demand.
Stream big boxing fights on DAZN
The longstanding king when it comes to accessing the fight game, Main Event is an additional channel for those who have subscribed to pay TV. Fights usually range from around $40-$60 on top of your regular subscription for Kayo or Foxtel iQ customers. Virtually all of the biggest fights globally have traditionally been shown on Main Event in Australia.
Stream Main Event PPVs via Kayo Sports
If you are content to watch boxing at a lower level than the big-name title fights you will find on DAZN or Main Event, Foxtel iQ could have you covered. It has a range of fight nights on its Fox Sports channels.
If you have a Foxtel iQ subscription including the Sport HD pack, check your TV guide for the next boxing event. If not, to get the Sports HD pack, you need it as an addition to the base Foxtel Plus package, blowing the total out to $100 a month.
You may also find that you're up for some potential installation costs.
You could also join Foxtel Now, the pay TV giant's digital streaming service. To watch boxing (or any sport for that matter), you need both the Essentials pack and the Sports pack, a total of $29 a month. A 10-day free trial is available for new customers. We have also put together a full guide which includes the list of compatible devices.
10-day free trial of Foxtel Now
Kayo Sports runs the same boxing content you can access on Foxtel for a much cheaper price. You can choose a $25 a month Kayo One subscription, which allows viewing on only 1 device at a time. Get a $35 a month subscription to watch on 2 screens at the same time in the Basic package. You can also watch Kayo in 4K with the Basic plan. A 7-day free trial is available for new customers.
Kayo also gives you another way to access Main Event, with or without a subscription. We have more details on this in our guide.
Kayo has a wide range of special features, such as SplitView, where you can watch 4 sports at once on the same screen. It is compatible with Macs and PCs, plus iOS and Android devices, Chromecast, Apple TV, Android TV, Telstra TV, PlayStation 4 and 5, and selected smart TVs.
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