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January 15, 2016 11:09 am -05

Virtual reality will bring fans ringside for live boxing match

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This Saturday's fight between David "Hayemaker" Haye and Mark "The Dominator" di Mori in London will be the first boxing match to be broadcast live for virtual reality.

Last year, Showtime released a 360-degree video of the fight between Daniel Jacobs and Peter Quillin as a virtual reality-viewable experience, but it wasn't live.

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The Hayemaker vs. The Dominator match will be broadcast through the Hayemaker 360 app, produced by IM360

The company will be using multiple cameras to create a 360-degree video where viewers will be able to pan in all directions and view the match from different perspectivesThe app will also include exclusive VR content on Haye's workout and everyday life. Read more...

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