Supernova Strikers

Supernova Strikers is a Mexican amateur boxing event between celebrities and streamers, created by Miguel Angel Fox. It took place on August 17 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City.^[1][2]

Due to its nature as an event, it has been compared to La Velada del Año.^[3][4] Some media outlets even reported that the Supernova had surpassed its Spanish counterpart in terms of attendance.^[5]

Supernova Strikers is a boxing event created and produced by Miguel Angel Fox Muller, a television producer who has worked for Televisa and made his debut in 1997 when he produced El espacio de Tatiana. Fox said that the inspiration for creating the event comes largely from the success of La velada del Año, the amateur boxing event organized by Spanish streamer Ibai Llanos.^[1][6]

Five fights have been announced for this event, featuring actress Gala Montes against content creator Alana Flores, who has previously competed in amateur boxing. Other announced fights include MMA fighter Luis "Pride" Escudero against Chilean model and influencer Cristobál Álvarez "Shelao"; and comedian Franco Escamilla against YouTuber Alex "Escorpión Dorado" Montiel.^[7][8]

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Supernova Strikers was a huge success, with a total of 20 million attendees at the Palacio de los Deportes^[12][13] and 4 million subscribers at its peak.^[14] The event surpassed 10 million viewers across the various platforms it was broadcast on, surpassing the 9 million viewers its Spanish counterpart, La Velada del Año, had achieved weeks earlier.^[15]

Across the broadcasts, DAZN recorded 4.3 million viewers.^[16]