SFR Sport lands rights to Pacquiao comeback

French telecommunications company SFR has acquired rights in France for its SFR Sport television platform to Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming return to the boxing ring.

Pacquiao will end his short spell of retirement to fight WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas on November 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

The fight will be broadcast in France on the SFR Sport 1 channel, with coverage set to commence on November 6 at 6:45am.