Boxing
RMC Sport to broadcast Ruiz v Joshua rematch
Pay-television broadcaster RMC Sport has acquired exclusive rights in France for the heavily-anticipated boxing rematch between Andy Ruiz Jr. and Anthony Joshua
Sky picks up rights to new boxing tournament
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has acquired rights to The Golden Contract, a new boxing tournament organised by MTK Global
DAZN secures global rights to KSI-Logan Paul rematch
OTT sports streaming service DAZN has acquired global rights to the upcoming boxing match between YouTube stars KSI and Logan Paul
ZDF makes boxing return with reborn Universum
Live boxing will return to the screens of ZDF after the German public broadcaster announced a rights agreement with Universum, the German boxing promoter
Spark Sport adds boxing, golf, athletics and esports rights
New Zealand telco Spark has acquired rights to a host of boxing events through a partnership with Protocol Sports, and struck a deal with Lagardère Sports for a range of golf, athletics and esports properties.
Nent Group to continue Joshua boxing coverage in Nordics
Media company Nent Group has acquired exclusive rights in the Nordic region to next month’s heavyweight boxing clash between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz.
Sky UK to show World Boxing Super Series semi-finals
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired exclusive rights in the UK to the upcoming semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series
Team Sauerland joins forces with Content Arena for rights distribution
Content Arena, the B2B marketplace for sports media rights, has agreed a partnership with leading boxing promoter Team Sauerland
BT Sport to broadcast Ultimate Boxxer series
BT Sport has agreed a deal to televise new boxing format Ultimate Boxxer across its pay-television, YouTube and BoxNation channels
Golovkin seals six-fight deal with DAZN
Boxing superstar Gennady Golovkin’s next six fights will be available on DAZN, the OTT platform has announced.
Protocol to market World Boxing Super Series rights
World Boxing Super Series promoter Comosa has appointed the Protocol Sports Marketing agency to market global media-rights to the semi-finals and finals of the second season of the competition
Fury deal with Top Rank and Queensberry provides leverage, but few guarantees for ESPN
Tyson Fury’s co-promotional deal with Top Rank and Queensberry Promotions cannot guarantee all his next five fights appear on ESPN in the US, SportBusiness understands.
DAZN to show Joshua’s US debut at Madison Square Garden
DAZN will show Anthony Joshua’s next heavyweight title defence in the US, agreeing a deal with Matchroom Boxing’s UK arm to acquire the rights.
UFC bolsters Fight Pass offering
UFC Fight Pass, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s digital subscription service, will double its live event schedule in 2019 through a host of new content deals.
Whyte-Chisora on Showtime in the US
The heavyweight boxing rematch between Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora will be broadcast in the US on Showtime, despite the partnership between the fight’s promoter Matchroom and the streaming service D…
Fight Sports rounds off year with rights additions
Fight Sports, the linear sports channel and digital service, has acquired rights to three more world championship boxing events
Haymon puts PBC on ITV; strengthens hand in Joshua-Wilder talks
Premier Boxing Champions, the series of events operated and managed by Al Haymon, has struck a three-year deal with UK commercial broadcaster ITV that spreads 15 events per year across its platforms
US boxing landscape transformed by new deals, but broadcasters more cautious than advertised
A whirlwind six months for US boxing have seen five major media-rights deals agreed from May to October this year, setting up a four-way battle for supremacy between platforms from 2019 onward