La Velada del Año VII is moving to Netflix – Ibai confirms historic deal

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On October 19, 2026, Ibai Llanos dropped a short post on X that shook up the Spanish streaming world: "La Velada del Año x Netflix. Historia. 2027 2028 2029." Three upcoming editions of his boxing event – the seventh, eighth, and ninth – will run on Netflix. The Basque streamer himself called it a "historic collaboration." What initially sounds like a dry date announcement is in truth the biggest move a Spanish-language content creator has ever made from an open platform to a global streaming giant.

Netflix produced the trailer – and put its own brands on stage

The announcement was accompanied by a trailer that wasn't produced by Ibai's team, but by Netflix. Llanos himself appears in it, and the creators have visibly left their fingerprints: references to series like La Casa de Papel and El Juego del Calamar appear. This is more than a promo clip – it's a signal that Netflix isn't just broadcasting the event but treating it as its own brand surface.

An event that is no longer a niche event

What started in 2023 as a boxing match between streamers has since become one of the biggest live productions in Spanish-language entertainment. La Velada now includes music acts, prominent guests, and a massive real-time social-media tail. The move to Netflix fits a pattern the service has been pursuing for months: just a few months ago, Netflix surprised everyone with a limited-time exclusive – a 26-minute gameplay trailer for GTA VI that was only available on the platform for its first six hours. With La Velada del Año, a live event with a built-in fanbase is now added – and in Ibai's words, it's "just the beginning."

The open question: What happens to Twitch and YouTube?

In his announcement, Ibai mentions neither Twitch nor YouTube. According to a source, everything points to the broadcast running exclusively on Netflix, at least for parts of the event. Whether there will be a parallel broadcast on his existing channels remains unclear. So does: in which countries, on which subscription tier, and whether the event will be watchable live without a Netflix subscription. The platform has not disclosed the deal in detail so far. What is clear, though, is that Ibai is trading a single channel for a global audience.

What this means for viewers

For viewers in Spain and Latin America, it initially means: more reach, more professional production, a date locked into Netflix's calendar. At the same time, there's a worry in the room – that part of the existing audience will drop off: everyone who doesn't have a Netflix subscription and previously watched the event for free on YouTube or Twitch. That is exactly the point where the community is reacting. For you specifically: as long as Netflix hasn't released details on country availability or any potential simulcasts, it's worth keeping an eye on Ibai's channels – that's where it's expected to be clarified first whether the 2027 Velada will still be open or will sit behind a paywall.

Assessment: Opportunity with risk

The verdict is mixed. For Ibai, the deal locks in planning certainty over three years and elevates La Velada from a YouTube live stream to a Netflix original production – a leap unique within the Spanish-language creator landscape. The strongest counter-argument comes from the community itself: a paid exclusivity could cut off exactly the young, broad audience that made the format big in the first place. Whether Netflix can pull off that balancing act – marketing globally without losing the core audience – won't be clear until at least Velada VII in 2027.