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Sky Racing pioneered Pay Per View boxing in Australia. Over the years SKY Ringside has become the spiritual home of boxing as we have showcased the rise and fall ring legends such as Mike Tyson, Roy Jones, Jeff Fenech, Kostya Tszyu and Oscar De La Hoya.

SKY Ringside&apos distinctive coverage is superior to any other presentation. All our Pay Per Views are hosted out of the Sky studios and include interviews and boxing highlight packages to ensure our coverage is of the highest quality.

Each event is followed by our popular ’Canvas Classics’ which are chosen from our massive boxing library.

 

 

 

Upcoming Fights

Alex Leapai Vs Kevin Johnson

IBF Australasian Title & WBO Oriental Title
TBA Time
18th March 2012
Brisbane, QLD, Australia

 

Something primal, yet captivating

By Jason Witham

As a young fella, I remember my old man regaling me with tales of his boxing exploits – knocking blokes out in dusty makeshift rings, making a bit of a name for himself in the local community of Gunnedah, country NSW. Until one day, a kid broke his nose, and his spirit, thus ending his boxing career!

There’s something primal, yet captivating and absorbing about boxing – a simple, brutal sport to the untrained eye, it’s one that requires bucket-loads of physical and mental stamina, guile, courage, technique and a vast spectrum of qualities and emotions unlike any other sport.

Boxing entranced me from a young age, watching the likes of Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, and Thomas "Hitman" Hearns in some memorable stoushes, but it was in the mid-1980's when I began to really enjoy and appreciate the sport of boxing.

Much like the rest of the world, I was stunned, mesmerised and excited by the arrival of perhaps the most fearsome heavyweight of all time, the enigma that is Mike Tyson. His demolition of Trevor Berbick in an early round in that 1986 WBC Heavyweight world title bout changed the world of boxing forever, and unearthed a star.

All the while, Jeff Fenech was launching what would be a stellar career, stamping himself as one of Australia’s best ever, with a memorable victory over Samarat Payakaroon  in 1987, to win his second world title, this time in the Junior Featherweight division.

Other boxing highlights for me include Aussie Jeff "Hitman" Harding beating Dennis Andries by 12th round KO in 1989 to capture the WBC Light Heavyweight Title – a win for the battlers, from one of the toughest fighters we’ve produced. And Kostya Tszyu, one of my favourite fighters, giving it to cocky Zab Judah in that famous,controversial and dramatic clash in 2001, thus becoming the first man in over 30 years to unify the junior welterweight belts.

But in a long list of boxing legends, the greatest was indeed "the greatest" – Mohammed Ali. Not only for his ferocious competitiveness, inconceivable skill and imperious record inside the ropes, but for the way the man transcended boxing, becoming a cultural icon of his time, of whom everyone had an opinion. Rightly named the "sportsman of the century", he is, and will remain, a legend in every sense of the word.

Having been fortunate enough to secure the hosting role at SKY Ringside earlier this year, I now look forward to continuing the proud tradition that SKY Ringside has built up over nearly 25 years of boxing broadcasts, and being part of a creative team that is always seeking new ways to improve the boxing experience.

With concise and explosive highlights packages previewing each fight, interviews with fighters and trainers past and present, expert analysis and special guest appearances from those who really know boxing, SKY Ringside really does give the viewer the ultimate insight into each major fightcard we broadcast. And to top it off, SKY Ringside's famous "Canvas Classics" invariably take you back to the glory days of the best fighters of all time, allowing the viewer to relive some of the best fights of all time.

"If your local hasn't got it ask 'em why!" 

Look forward to seeing you soon.

Jason Witham      

 

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