FITE acquires Lomachenko vs Lopez in UK
October 7, 2020
FITE, the digital platform for sports and entertainment, has acquired the exclusive rights in the UK for the upcoming October 17th Top Rank Pay-Per-View boxing event: Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez.
FITE will announce more countries where this fight will be available via the FITE digital platform. Start time for the event will be 2:00am UK time on October 18th, and available for £9.99.
FITE is on a multitude of digital platforms including Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Netgem TV, Foxxum, Hisense/Vidaa televisions and more.
Recently, FITE opened up a London office under the direction of former ITV Box Office executive, Ben Halabi.
“We are excited to have the rights to the upcoming Lomachenko vs Lopez fight,” Halabi said. “FITE already offers many live Top Rank boxing events and continues the trend of FITE offering best-in-class boxing entertainment.”
“We could have not picked a better partner for this fight than FITE,” said Top Rank Boxing Chairman, Bob Arum. “FITE will make this event available to every boxing fan in the UK regardless of the subscription networks they have or don’t have. No subscription is needed for this. To order PPV events on FITE, all you need is an internet connection. It couldn’t be simpler. Enjoy the fight.”