The last time we saw a boxing video game, dated all the way back to 2011, with Fight Night Champion on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.īelow, Eddie Hearn (promoter of Anthony Joshua, Amir Khan, Kell Brook, Mikey Garcia) speaks about the situation, in a video found from last August. Al Haymon would likely have to sign off on a deal, which is where that Mayweather ownership issue comes into effect. We would like to fight Mayweather one more time, Pacquiao’s Hall of Fame trainer Roach told Sky Sports. The biggest thing stopping this reboot from happening, would be Premier Boxing Champions, which holds the most fighters and top faces in the sport. However, this easily opens the door for them lock in business deals with Top Rank, Matchroom UK, Golden Boy and DAZN streaming services – home to many fighters that promoters frequently work with.
Due to EA’s partnership with ESPN, we don’t expect the UFC series to completely die out, since Disney owns that company. With boxing in its best state in decades, popularity for that sport is at an all-time high, including stars that could promote the game. Well, this week, reports surfaced that the company is in stages of rebooting the franchise and all it took was for a big decline in UFC’s popularity and revenue to make this happen. Unfortunately, no third-party developers gave in to his respectable demands, as we’ve had to wait for many years. In recent years, Floyd Mayweather wanted to do a boxing video game, but said he would only partake if there was ownership involved on his part. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.After a nearly decade wait, EA Sports is finally considering looking into bringing back their beloved boxing series, Fight Night. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. It may sound a bit odd, but it works much better and gives you freer control over your boxer. They added in a new control method to this game where you perform your strikes with the right analog stick. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. While you can play Fight Night Champion with the buttons if you like.
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