Boxing
Virgin Media adds Top Rank, Premier Boxing Champions events via FITE PPV deal
UK telco Virgin Media has agreed a carriage deal with pay-per-view platform Fite, giving its pay-television subscribers access to Top Rank, Premier Boxing Champions and All-Elite Wrestling events that…
RMC Sport lands rights in France to PBC boxing
RMC Sport, the French subscription broadcaster owned by telco Altice, has acquired exclusive rights to Premier Boxing Champions fights.
The deal covers at least 2021
Triller continues expansion by winning rights to Lopez-Kambosos world title fight
Upstart social media company Triller made another major move to shake up the professional boxing landscape by securing the rights to promote Teofimo Lopez's upcoming world lightweight title defense against …
FITE looks to leverage success of Mike Tyson fight card
Digital pay-per-view platform FITE is looking to create long-term benefits from the success of the recent Mike Tyson fight card, which has resulted in the company's registered user base climbing from 2
DAZN unveils original content line-up, forms Google ad alliance in DACH region
Media company and OTT broadcaster DAZN has released details of a slate of original content programming featuring the likes of Portuguese star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and heavyweight boxer Anthony…
Tyson-Jones exhibition fight expected to generate more than $80m for Triller
The recent Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition fight in Los Angeles is expected to generate more than 1.6 million pay-per-view buys, which would earn media company Triller around $80m
DAZN’s boxing-focused global service goes live
The global streaming service of media company DAZN has gone live today (Tuesday) and will broadcast live coverage of Billy Joe Saunders’ WBO super-middleweight title defence against fellow Englishman M…
Golovkin returns on DAZN in December fight
Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin will return to action with a fight against Poland’s Kamil Szeremeta on December 18 that will be streamed live and exclusively in over 200 countries and territories b…
DAZN to kick off global service with Joshua fight as Garcia-Campbell postponed
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is to maintain the launch of its boxing-focused global streaming service on December 1, despite the postponement of its first major…
DAZN picks up rights to Canelo Álvarez bout following promoter split
Over-the-top sports subscription service DAZN has acquired rights to broadcast Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez’s world super middleweight fight against England’s Callum Smith on December 19.
DAZN
Álvarez severs ties with DAZN, Golden Boy Promotions after legal battle
Mexican boxing superstar Saul 'Canelo' Álvarez is officially a free agent after he cut ties with boxing promoters Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media co…
Channel 5 picks up rights to Davis-Santa Cruz bout
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has agreed a deal with US-based Showtime Sports and the Premier Boxing Champions series to air this weekend’s world-title fight between Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa C…
DAZN global platform to launch in December with cut-rate initial price point
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is to launch its boxing-focused global streaming service on December 1 at an initial price point of £1.99 ($2.60) per month or less.
Fite acquires exclusive streaming rights in US and Canada to Tyson v Jones Jr.
Digital pay-per-view platform Fite has acquired exclusive digital rights to Mike Tyson versus Roy Jones Jr. in the US and Canada, buying the rights from short-form video app Triller
NBC Sports brings back boxing with Ring City USA partnership
NBC Sports and start-up boxing broadcast and content platform Ring City USA have announced a partnership to televise a series of boxing matches on cable channel NBCSN through 2021.
IMG Replay selling archive rights to Frank Warren fights
IMG Replay, the archive footage arm of the Endeavor-owned sports marketing agency, has struck a deal with the Frank Warren-led boxing promoter Queensbury Promotions to digitise and market an archive of…
Bildplus picks up rights in Germany to WBSS showdown
Bildplus, the subscription service of German newspaper Bild, has acquired rights to the cruiserweight finale of the second season of the World Boxing Super Series