Boxing

Joe Markowski is leaving his role as chief executive of DAZN in North America with IMG’s Michael Ridout to take on certain duties heading up the broadcaster’s combat sports activities, SportBusiness can reveal.

Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) has made its biggest move in the sport, striking a deal with Netflix for Paul himself to take on legendary fighter Mike Tyson in the entertainment giant’s latest live sports offering.

Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) promotion has found a new broadcast home in the United States following the shutting down of Showtime Sports, announcing an exclusive tie-up with Amazon Prime…

Boris van der Vorst, a prominent opponent of International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev, has been elected as the inaugural president of World Boxing, with the new organisation also detailing an events plan and signing its first sponsor.

Matchroom's Eddie Hearn talks exclusively to SportBusiness about private equity interest, the death of PPV boxing and the rise of influencers.

Saudi Arabia has positioned itself at the forefront of worldwide boxing after brokering agreements with multiple promoters in record time to stage what is being described as the biggest card in boxing

Streaming service Netflix is reportedly seeking to further expand its entry into live sports by targeting Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) and boxer and YouTube influencer Jake Paul.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has ramped up its dispute with World Boxing, sending a formal complaint to the breakaway organisation alleging that it is illegally using its ‘World Boxing’ and…

Paramount Global will shut down its Showtime Sports brand at the end of 2023 as part of plans to “align its content offering” across the business.

Matchroom Boxing is making a move into Japan, after signing an agreement with Rakuten Ticket, Inc and Never Say Never (NSN), a sports entertainment and marketing company

Former YouTuber Jake Paul and veteran MMA fighter Nate Diaz's co-promoted boxing event will appear on ESPN+ pay-per-view in the US on August 5, as Paul's Most Valuable Promotions company looks to widen distribution amid concerns about the event's presales.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) is refusing to back down in its battle to govern the sport, announcing today (Wednesday) that two major competitions will launch in 2024

International Olympic Committee members today (Thursday) voted overwhelmingly in favour of excluding the International Boxing Association (IBA) from the Olympic Movement, following four years of governance…

The International Olympic Committee has hit out at the "violent and threatening" language directed at some of its members by Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association, as relations…

The International Boxing Association has removed its secretary general George Yerolimpos in the wake of the International Olympic Committee’s move to recommend the permanent exclusion of the governing b…

The International Boxing Association's (IBA's) hopes of organising the boxing competitions at future Olympic Games are all but over, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called on its members…

Boxing promoter Top Rank has hired artificial intelligence (AI) sports video content company WSC Sports to create and distribute fight highlights

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has agreed a deal with US OTT services provider OTTera, which it claims will support its new initiatives and preparations for future major events