Madrid, Spain /
The former light heavyweight champion, the veteran Russian fighter Sergey Kovalev, you could be sued because sent without permission the Mexican fight Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and Callum Smith.
Despite the fact that it is illegal to send content from events with rights, the problem is latent, and it is a practice that takes place constantly through social networks where it is very difficult to follow.
Usually people who give unauthorized live broadcasts via social media are random people without many followers, but during the fight Alvarez and Callum last Saturday, Kovalev did.
Kovalev He broadcast the fight on his Instagram account and that caught the attention of the company DAZN, who had the combat rights.
According to The Athletic, the company DAZN of transmission is considering taking action against Kovalev for transmission without authorization.
The Athletic reported that sources told them executives are out DAZN “they were alarmed and extremely frustrated by Kovalev’s brutal behavior“.
The situation can even battle Kovalev against the Uzbek Bektemir Melikuziev next January 30, which is scheduled to air DAZN.
Kovalev He had a peak audience of about 2,500 viewers during the live broadcast from Instagram.