Khan v McCloskey Sky deal collapses
April 10, 2011 · 0 Comments
Sky Sports have confirmed that Amir Khan’s upcoming defence of his WBA light-welterweight crown will not be shown on a Sky Sports channel or on Sky Box Office. It is thought that changes to the undercard line-up has resulted in failure to reach a financial agreement.
Khan, 24, is due to fight European champion Paul McCloskey
on Saturday, 16th April and had been expected to be a pay-per-view event. However, a spokesperson for Sky Sports today confirmed: “Khan vs McCloskey will not be shown on Sky Box Office or any of the Sky Sports channels as it has not proved possible to reach an agreement on TV scheduling.”
“Financial terms were agreed and a solution was offered for the fight to appear on Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports HD3 following the decision not to broadcast on Sky Box Office. It was not accepted.
“The Khan vs McCloskey bill had been announced as a Sky Box Office event two months ago. Since then there were several changes to the bill so we made the decision – before the main promotional campaign started and Sky customers booked the event – to give it to Sky Sports viewers.”
The fight is still scheduled to go ahead on Saturday with sources claiming that Khan’s team may look to a deal with another broadcaster, with pay-per-view sports channel Primetime a possibility.
Tags: Amir Khan, Paul McCloskey, Sky Box Office, Sky Sports
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