Netflix users were left frustrated on Friday night as they tried to stream the highly-anticipated boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, only to find that the app had crashed. According to Downdetector, around 98,000 people reported outages on Netflix during the event.
The boxing match, which took place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was set to be a major draw for Netflix as it marked the streaming platform’s first foray into airing live sports events. However, it seems that the sheer volume of viewers trying to access the stream may have overwhelmed the system, leading to crashes and poor quality in sound and video for many users.
Prior to the full crash, users had already taken to social media to express their frustrations with the streaming problems. This was a significant moment for Netflix, as the platform plans to broadcast WWE Raw matches in the future, making it crucial for them to address and resolve these technical issues.
Despite the technical difficulties, the match itself was a star-studded affair, with celebrities like Simu Liu and Joe Manganiello in attendance, alongside boxing legends Lennox Lewis and Sugar Ray Leonard. The showdown between the 58 year-old Tyson and the 27 year-old Paul was highly anticipated by fans, adding to the disappointment of those who were unable to watch it due to the outages.
As of now, Netflix has not released a statement regarding the outages, but Nexstar has reached out to the company for more information. This is a developing story, and we will update it as soon as we receive a response from Netflix. In the meantime, users can only hope that the streaming platform will address these technical issues to prevent similar problems in the future.
