Netflix's first boxing event happened on 11/15 which was crowned by the main event- the much-anticipated fight between social media sensation, Jake Paul and former undisputed world heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson. However, even before the main event started, frustrations with streaming outages and buffering problems before and during the fight caused many fans to miss key fight moments. This led to an outpour of complaints all over multiple social media. The event streamed globally to Netflix's 280 million subscribers at no additional cost.

Netflix’s network outage is of greater concern to more sports fans because continuing its foray into sports broadcasting, Netflix will broadcast two NFL games on Christmas Day and will begin streaming WWE "Raw" on Jan. 6. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page