Boxing

Interview with Todd duBoef, president of the Top Rank Boxing promoter, on the broadcast sales process for the ‘fight of the century’ between Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Manny Pacquiao.

Argentinian state broadcaster TV Publica has agreed a deal to televise the highly-anticipated Copa Libertadores clash between domestic football clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate, while it has also acquired rights to Saturday’s world welterweight title boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

US pay-television broadcasters HBO and Showtime have filed a joint lawsuit against a set of websites that have allegedly been advertising unauthorised live online coverage of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Manny Pacquiao welterweight world title boxing clash this Saturday.

Broadcasters in Mexico, France and Italy have acquired rights for the world welterweight title boxing clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, which is scheduled to take place this Saturday night in Las Vegas, US.

Russian state broadcaster Channel One and Fijian commercial and pay-television broadcaster Fiji TV have acquired rights to the world welterweight title fight between boxing’s pound-for-pound superstars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

BET, the Viacom-owned US cable and satellite television channel, has announced its first move into professional boxing.

Rights for the heavily anticipated boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have been acquired by the Mediapro agency in Spain.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has secured the exclusive live rights to the IBF super-middleweight world title bout between James DeGale and Andre Dirrell.

Hong Kong telecommunications group PCCW has secured the rights to the world welterweight title fight between boxing’s pound-for-pound superstars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao for its pay-television broadcaster Now TV.

Media rights clips from March 26 to April 15

Mexican beer brand Tecate is offering a reduced pay-per-view television price in the United States for customers buying the boxing world title fight between pound-for-pound superstars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, through its sponsorship of the bout.

Filipino commercial broadcaster ABS-CBN has struck a deal to distribute media rights across the Middle East for the upcoming world welterweight boxing clash between Manny Pacquiao from the Philippines and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has acquired rights to next month’s boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, according to Super Express.

Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has secured the exclusive Nordic rights to the highly anticipated boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights to the May 30 boxing card headlined by Kell Brook’s defence of his IBF welterweight belt against Frankie Gavin.

German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has acquired rights to the upcoming world welterweight boxing clash between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.