Events in which celebrities get into the ring are increasingly popular and acclaimed by the public. The Evening of the Yearorganized by the famous streamer Ibai Plains, was the pioneering event, getting up to 1,544,829 viewers. Last Friday was held fame league, an evening that also incorporated MMA, and had celebrities such as Omar Montes, Fani from La Isla de las Tentaciones or Dakota. Due to the increase in these types of events, called show boxingthe The Royal Spanish Boxing Federation has created a regulatory framework with special characteristics to regulate them.
The evening organized by Ibai Llanos put boxing in the spotlight of the whole world. The event consisted of some boxing matches in which renowned streamers would face each other such as Reven, El Millor, Mister Jagger or Viruzz (who has even boxed at an evening of influencers on DAZN in the United Kingdom), at the hands of professional boxers and trainers such as Sandor Martín, Tinín Rodríguez or Ezequiel Gurría. The evening was a real spectacle, with performances by well-known singers and got 1,544,829 viewers on Ibai’s Twitch channel. The success was such that a second edition was held a year later, and the third will take place on July 1.
Ibai was the pioneer in Spain to follow a popular event model in northern countries. the youtuber Jordi Wild was the next to present an evening, Underdog Wild Tournament, but this time more focused on MMA, in February in Barcelona. she got more than 300,000 viewersa complete success in his first event.
The fame league It was held last Friday in Madrid, and it did not leave anyone indifferent. He gathered the influencers and tiktokers most famous in the country to see their boxing matches and MMA. The most prominent matches were the MMA showdown between Dakotatrained by the Climent Club (Ilia Topuria gym) and fani of the Island of Temptations, and the stellar fight, the boxing match between Omar Montes (He broke his hand) and Torete. Quite an event, sponsored by the contact sports brand Leone, which once again moved thousands of people.
As these kinds of events are becoming more famous and followed by the public, the The Royal Spanish Boxing Federation has tried to create a regulatory framework with special characteristics to give support to those who want it.. They have approved some regulatory bases of these events, called show boxingwhich offer certain rules and guarantees, such as a medical control prior to and during the matches, and another for the referees and judges. Famma League collaborated with the RFEB with these norms and preventions. Philip Martinez, the president of the Federation, assures that this kind of evening is “a reality of our time”. “It is obvious that this type of event is gaining strength and it is, at one level or another, the boxing modality, which is what we regulate. Therefore, we have decided to take the step to have the precise regulatory framework to which the organizers of these events They could join if they consider it appropriate.”, explains Felipe Martínez.