Showtime Releases the First-Ever 360-Degree Virtual Reality Boxing Match

Step into the ring for the “Battle for Brooklyn.”

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Modern virtual reality is certainly promising and how we view sporting events will undoubtedly change drastically thanks to the technology. As a sign of things to come, Showtime has released the very first virtual reality boxing match. A full look at this past weekend’s “Battle of Brooklyn” between Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs and Peter Quillin at the Barclays Center, the 360-degree video allows viewers to basically step into the ring for the WBA Middleweight World Championship bout.

You can check it out now via Samsung Gear VR and Google Cardboard or just watch it above thanks to YouTube.

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