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Published 16:13 13 Nov 2018 GMT
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Writing in his Metro column, Warren said: "Speaking of Whyte and Chisora, I was incredibly disappointed to see Matchroom announce their rematch on the same night as Josh Warrington vs. Carl Frampton on Box Office. It’s ridiculous, it really is.
"It’s disrespectful to the fans. Manchester City and Manchester United don’t play at the same time in the Premier League, do they? It’s a stupid situation and I can’t see who wins out of this.
"You just split an audience, and the boxers will lose out on pay-per-view buys. That’s a major loss for all four boxers involved.
"What we have in Warrington v Frampton is a clash between two of the very best in the world at their weight class and that is really becoming our mantra with PPV on BT Sport Box Office. What we’re not about is putting second tier, inconsequential fights on PPV for the sake of it.
"It is disrespectful to Josh and Carl and, to a certain extent, Whyte and Chisora, who are being used. While Whyte-Chisora is a decent fight, Sky customers need to ask what they are getting for their subscriptions if this event is deemed to be PPV.
"It wasn’t so long ago that Hearn pledged to have a world title fight on regular Sky pretty much every week, but I believe the last male to fight for a world title on a UK show was over a year ago.
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