ESPN and FOX Sports unveiled their broadcast team for the Wilder v. Fury III fight that is just days away. The two networks are doing a rare team-up on one of the biggest pay-per-view draws of the entire year.
Deontay Wilder takes on Tyson Fury with their legacies and the world heavyweight title on the line. The two fighters battled to draw in their opening bout, and Fury got the best of Wilder in the second edition. Now they settle the score once and for all on Saturday, Oct. 9.
Another heavyweight legend is commentating on all of the action as Lennox Lewis joins analyst Andre Ward and play-by-play man Brian Kenny in the broadcast booth. At the analysts desk is FOX Sports host Kate Abdo, along with two-time welterweight champion Shawn “Showtime” Porter and ESPN personality and boxing commentator Max Kellerman.
FOX Sports and ESPN will have reporters covering all of the chatter ringside. FOX PBC reporter Heidi Androl will join ESPN commentator Bernardo Osuna as they handle reporting duties for fight night. Osuna is also serving as the interpreter on fight night. International Boxing Hall of Famer Larry Hazzard is back for another fight as an unofficial scorer and rules expert.
FOX and ESPN aren’t rolling out any run-of-the-mill-style production. FOX is outfitting the arena with a pair of JitCam cranes on opposite sides of the rings. The cranes allow for wide-scale shots along a 100-foot track from one side of the arena to the other.
The crowd might notice a Dynamicam flying above them during the fight. The mini three-axis cable cam system, functioning as a wired “drone” on the reverse side of the ring, is flying over the audience throughout the evening. The production crew is outfitting a revolutionary lens on the reverse side of the ring. The ultra-slow-motion camera is producing cinematic replays for the telecast.
The Megalodon camera is in the plans as well. The hyper-focused shots were made famous on FOX Sports’ NFL coverage last year.