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Why isn’t Netflix showing the Tyson fight? Details about the outage on Friday evening

Why isn’t Netflix showing the Tyson fight? Details about the outage on Friday evening

Viewers are trying to broadcast the long-awaited fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul faced massive problems on Friday night with many unable to access the stream.

Social networks exploded with complaints as fans have reported frequent buffering during live streams. Technical problems disappointed many.

Netflix has yet to issue a statement regarding the outages.

Netflix slump detector

The map shows user reports indicating issues with Netflix, according to downdetector.

Is Netflix going down because of the fight?

A map on the Downdetector website shows user reports of problems in Netflix. The issue occurred around 6:30pm MT/7:30pm CT and the event started at 6pm

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Will you be able to watch the Tyson fight after it airs?

The Tyson vs. Paul fight is streaming live on Netflix. In past Netflix live broadcasts, such as the Tom Brady Roast, viewers could watch the event after it aired live.

It remains unclear if the same option will be available for this fight.

Here’s what some users said:

This article originally appeared on the El Paso Times: Why isn’t Netflix showing the Tyson fight?