Boxing
Octapixx to market rights to Warriors’ world championship cards
Boxing television rights distributor and sports marketing firm Octapixx Live has been selected to exclusively market the international broadcast rights for Warriors Boxing Promotions’ upcoming world championship cards in the US on October 4 and November 1.
Fight Sports to launch in Spain through Ono deal
The Fight Sports pay-television channel will launch in Spain after media company CSI Sports, the owner of the channel, agreed a multi-year carriage deal with pay-television operator Ono.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 24 to August 20
Media rights clips from July 24 to August 20
Klitschko returns to British Eurosport
British Eurosport, the UK arm of pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport, will show Wladimir Klitschko’s defence of his world heavyweight boxing titles against Kubrat Pulev on September 6.
TalkTalk signs up BoxNation and Premier Sports
UK telecommunications provider TalkTalk has added specialist boxing channel BoxNation and pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports to its pay-television service YouView.
Octapixx Live lands global rights for Frampton-Martinez II
Boxing television rights distributor and sports marketing firm Octapixx Live has reached an agreement to market the international broadcast rights for the IBF super-bantamweight title fight between Kiko Martinez and Carl Frampton.
HBO renews Golovkin boxing deal
Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin’s promoter, K2 Promotions, has signed a multi-fight rights deal with US pay-television broadcaster HBO.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 10 to July 23
Media rights clips from July 10 to July 23.
Fight Sports set to launch in Germany
The Fight Sports pay-television channel will launch in Germany this October.
Fight Sports Network lands Zhang Zhilei deal
The CSI Sports media company has signed a multi-year agreement for its Fight Sports Network to exclusively broadcast fights involving China’s Olympic boxing medallist Zhang Zhilei.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 29 to June 11
Media rights clips from May 29 to June 11
Top Rank reveals new Chinese boxing programme
Boxing promoter Top Rank has linked up with Macao resort and casino operator Sands China and Chinese promotional company Seca to launch a new television series in China.
BoxNation lands Murray fight
UK specialist boxing pay-television channel BoxNation has reached a deal to show the fight between British middleweight Martin Murray and Max Bursak of Ukraine, which is taking place in Monte Carlo on June 21.
Court battle keeps boxing off SABC screens
South Africa’s Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has said there will continue to be no live coverage of boxing on public-service broadcaster SABC due to a dispute between the Boxing South Africa governing body and promoter Branco Milenkovic.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From April 10 to April 30
Media rights clips from April 10 to April 30
ARD opts against renewing Sauerland boxing deal
German public-service broadcaster ARD has decided not to renew a rights deal with the Sauerland boxing agency, according to the Digital Fernsehen news website.
VGTRK declines rights to Klitschko fight
Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has opted against purchasing the rights for the world heavyweight boxing match between Ukraine’s unified champion Wladimir Klitschko and Australia’s Alex Lepai.
ESPN lands Klitschko bout
Sports broadcaster ESPN is set to acquire the US rights for world heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko’s defence of his WBA, WBO and IBF titles against Alex Leapai on April 26.