Boxing World Boils With Anger as Dazn Hikes Their Prices Again: “No Way This Is Real”

Streaming boxing fights can be a little heavy on the viewers’ pockets. The PPVs for fights are not cheap, and fans have to spend a decent amount to watch these events. It is safe to say that streaming services keep the prices fluctuating depending on the demand for the event. Dazn is a famous streaming service in the boxing world, and many fans tune in to stream fights regularly. Dazn has established itself as the go-to streaming platform for fights. Recently, Dazn made an announcement that left the fans shocked and infuriated.

Dazn has decided to increase its yearly subscription prices for users to continue streaming fights. This news has made the fans angry at the service and critical of the company’s decision.

The subscription saga

Dazn is one of the leading sports streaming service providers. The company provides streaming services in more than five languages and is available in more than 190 countries. Recently, Dazn has decided to increase their subscription prices from $99.99 to an astonishing $224.99. Reportedly, the users must agree to the new prices before March 18 to continue with their subscriptions. The United States is the home to many Dazn subscribers, and this price hike in subscription has made them unhappy.

The subscribers were made aware of the change via email. Dazn has decided to increase prices by 150%.  The fans and the subscribers of the service are not very happy about this change and have shown their criticism about the same. Dazn raised its prices in the United Kingdom last week, and the change was not well perceived by the fans there either. According to SportBusiness, the last three years’ losses amounted to more than $5 billion.

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Fans react to the price hike

The update on this increase in subscription fees has infuriated the fans.

golakers84 canceled their subscription and think the price increase is insane.

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Bara_chat reacted to the price hike in the USA and said that the price hike is just nuts. He also shared DAZN’s price hike in Canada.

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SaladTossBoss believes that DAZN is struggling to survive, and this is a way to sustain itself.

Comment from discussion SaladTossBoss’s comment from discussion "WHAT THE FUU".

For asislikesboxing, the 2.5X increase is unjustified, and cannot believe this is real.

Comment from discussion asislikesboxing’s comment from discussion "WHAT THE FUU".

AnonymousScout360 cannot believe the audacity of Dazn to charge its users for PPV even after such a rise in subscription prices.

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This price increase is still unbelievable for the fans, who are unwilling to pay more than twice what they are currently paying. Many also believe that this move by Dazn aims at increasing their revenue and profits after 3 consecutive years of incurring losses. Do you think this price increase is justified? Let us know in the comments.

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