Boxing
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
Álvarez sues DAZN and Golden Boy for breach of contract
Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez has filed a lawsuit against OTT streaming service DAZN and Golden Boy Promotions for allegedly failing to deliver on the terms of a $365m (€310m), 11-fight deal.
Mediapro’s Gol to show free-to-air boxing in DAZN tie-up
Subscription sports platform DAZN has reached an agreement with Mediapro that allows the agency’s Gol TV to showcase free-to-air coverage in Spain of certain boxing bouts promoted by Matchroom Boxing a…
Fight Sports seals Com Hem Swedish distribution
Fight Sports, the CSI Sports-owned linear sports channel and digital service, has agreed a distribution agreement in Sweden with telecoms and cable television operator Com Hem
Sky follows BT in distancing itself from Joshua-Fury negotiations
Sky has joined fellow UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport in distancing itself from talks over the proposed fight deal between British world heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury
BT distances itself from Joshua-Fury fight in wake of Kinahan involvement
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has said that it is not currently involved in discussions about broadcasting the proposed Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury fights amid controversy over the involvement of…
Exclusive Top Rank rights landed by beIN Sports France
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a two-year deal with Top Rank for exclusive rights in the country to the US boxing promoter’s events.
Megogo lands exclusive NBA rights in Russia, set to show games this season
International OTT streaming platform Megogo has acquired broadcast rights in Russia to the National Basketball Association in a deal running to 2023.
Fight Network recruits consultant, Protocol Sports maintains boxing series
Fight Network, the international combat sports channel, has appointed Adrian Clark as a consultant as it seeks to develop new boxing programming and relaunch its mobile app to support growth on new platforms
Fight Network recruits consultant, Protocol Sports maintains boxing series
Fight Network, the international fight sports channel, has appointed Adrian Clark as a consultant as it seeks to develop new boxing programming and relaunch its mobile app to support growth on new platforms
ZDF to get back into ring with Universum after U-turn
German public broadcaster ZDF is set to show a second night of boxing through a co-operation with Universum, the German boxing promoter, despite last month pulling out of future coverage after being unable…
DAZN’s Markowski: Global boxing platform to inform future launches
Following the announcement that DAZN will launch a boxing-focussed global platform in May, Joseph Markowski, executive vice-president North America, told delegates here at Sportel Miami that the move will…