British fight fans will be able to relive Saturday's blockbuster female world title fight between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall on freeview TV this evening. BBC Three will broadcast their historic fight to millions of households this evening at 10:30pm after setting record viewing figures on Sky Sports on Saturday.
American superstar and two-time Olympic Gold medallist, Shields, became the first fighter in history to be crowned an undisputed champion on three different occasions, by defeating Hartlepool's Marshall with a unanimous points victory, in front of a sold-out arena at The O2.
The record-breaking event in London saw over two million viewers tune in on Sky, making it the biggest audience for a live women’s sport event ever on Sky and the second most-watched non-PPV boxing event on Sky since 2014.
Having broadcast Saturday’s fight on BBC Radio 5 Live, fight fans can now re-live the epic night of history tonight on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer.
BOXXER CEO & Founder, Ben Shalom, said: “It was an historic event that will go down in history. In partnership with Sky, we staged something many thought wasn’t possible.
“We believe in the power of boxing and the next generation. Our focus from day one has been to bring inclusivity, innovation and entertainment to one of the oldest sports in the world.
“We want BOXXER to be a force for good within boxing and have a positive impact on repositioning the sport for its long-term health and success. For women’s sport this was truly iconic. We want to thank all the fans for the support along with everyone involved and, of course, all the fighters.
“We can now look forward to an extremely bright future and carry such positive momentum into the rest of the year with some huge fight nights ahead.”
