BOXING fans were left seething at a Netflix outage just hours before Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford’s super-middleweight melee.
The streaming powerhouse acquired the rights for the historic undisputed fight at 168lbs.
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The service was nigh on flawless up until the interim WBC super-middleweight bout between Lester Martinez and Christian Mbilil.
Fight fans started experiencing a host of issues, with some joining the party later on unable to even open the live programme on the app.
And several flocked to social media to express their frustrations.
One wrote on X: “Netflix already down. That’s a fine how do you do.”
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Another said: “Stream quality is going down as we approach the main event… Netflix is on their BS again.”
And another said: “I decided to stick it out and Netflix is DOWN!
“TRY AGAIN LATER is the message! For a Live Event!
One remarked: “Netflix is on their BS again.”
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Another chimed in: “Netflix don’t ever stream another fight again.”
Despite a litany of viewers having issues, several had no issues streaming the card and praised Netflix for the quality of the stream.
One said: “This Netflix stream ain’t buffered not once.”
And another said: “How does Netflix stream in 8k so well?”
Netflix experienced similar technical issues when it streamed Mike Tyson’s crossover clash with social media sensation Jake Paul last November.
The insane demand to watch Iron Mike’s return to professional action led to issues with the quality of the stream and left several fans unable to log on to the app.
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