The bout will be broadcast via the internet, the only place it will be available in the UK.
The Klitschko deal was one of a raft of agreements with some of the world’s leading promoters announced yesterday. As a result, SecondsOut.com, which has one million unique users per month, will bring a unparalleled range of top class live action to fans around the world via the internet.
The Klitschko rights were contracted with the SportFive agency.
The deals are part of a schedule which will make SecondsOut.tv the world’s leading live action destination for boxing fans. The fights will be screened live on SecondsOut.tv, the live action arm of secondsout.com.
SecondsOut has also signed contracts with:
Di Bella Entertainment for 10 shows in 2007 from New York, Seminole Warriors National Box Promotions of the Ukraine, World Sports Promotions, Knockout Promotions, and Irish Ropes.
The shows will mainly be available on subscription basis at $10 per month with occasional Pay Per View events, discounted to subscribers.
In all, SecondsOut.tv will screen at least 35 live events a year from around the world. The service launches on March 10 with the IBF Heavyweight title fight and the rich diet of live action will be complimented by the established, weekly news programme, documentaries and interviews and a massive and growing archive of boxing action.
Robert Waterman, managing director of SecondsOut.com, believes the contracts mark a major advance for SecondsOut and for the development of internet delivered live sport.
He said: “We are delighted to have reached agreement with these leading promoters and rights owners to take their fights to the world.
“This is an important time for boxing and, in many territories, there is a dearth of good live action regularly available on television. That is hugely frustrating for many millions of boxing fans who love the sports irrespective of weight, sanctioning body or the boxers’ nationality.
“Through these deals SecondsOut.com is playing an important role in giving boxing back to the fans and, in doing so, building our position as the number one destination for fans. With an editorial service, delivered by the some of the biggest names in boxing journalism, including news features and archive, SecondsOut is becoming all a boxing fan needs.”
