New Fox Sports 1 channel to bank on prime-time boxing

Michael Hiestand, USA TODAY Sports | USATODAY

Fox Monday filled in one of the programming blanks for its Fox Sports 1: The new cable sports channel will feature boxing on Monday nights.

The new channel, debuting Aug. 17 and replacing Fox's Speed channel, made a deal with Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions that includes 24 live two-hour events -- each featuring 2-3 bouts -- airing on FS1.

All those events will be staged in the U.S. and will be simulcast on the Spanish-language Fox Deportes channel. In addition, 24 other Golden Boy events staged in Mexico will air on Deportes annually. That total of 48 annual events on Deportes is up from 36 in a previous deal.

Once events air on FSI, they can be replayed on Fox's regional sports channels.

FS1 has already lined up MLB, NASCAR and college football and basketball action for programming.