Boxing
Round-Up: Ferrari weighs Indycar, Bayern-Douyin deal, Tendulkar settles, Japan shutdown cost, and more
The shutdown of professional sport in Japan will have cost the economy ¥274.7bn ($2.6bn/€2.4b
India to pay $500,000 penalty as New Delhi stripped of World Boxing Championships
The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has reassigned hosting rights for its 2021 men’s World Championships to the Serbian capital of Belgrade after New Delhi did not fulfil its obligations to pay t…
Schramm Marketing Group’s Eli loses battle with Covid-19 virus
Rafael Eli, a partner and chief operating officer at Schramm Marketing Group, the New York-based sponsorship and events agency involved in sports, has died after contracting the Covid-19 virus
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
Coronavirus update: “Massive” Tokyo costs, Olympic qualifications to stand, Tour de France options, and more
The costs of rescheduling the Olympics next year will be "massive", Tokyo 2020 organising committee chief executive Toshiro Muto has said
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…
DAZN’s boxing-focused global platform to launch in May
International sports streaming service DAZN has announced that its new global service, which will initially be focused on boxing, will launch in over 200 countries in time for Saul 'Canelo' Álvarez’s su…
Jordan secures sponsor slate for Tokyo 2020 boxing qualifier
Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Asia and Oceania boxing qualifier in Amman, Jordan next month have secured several sponsors for the event
ZDF boxing return short-lived as Universum deal floored
A return to boxing coverage by ZDF has proved to be short-lived after the German public-service broadcaster withdrew from a co-operation with Universum, the German boxing promoter
Wilder-Fury matchup marks boxing resurgence
Promoters predicting 2m mark could be hit for PPV buys
BT and ITV sign boxing content sharing deal around Fury-Wilder
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport and free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV have signed a one-off boxing content-sharing deal to promote the Fury-Wilder fight on Saturday
DAZN picks up Wilder-Fury rights in multiple markets
Subscription streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in five countries to this weekend’s heavyweight boxing rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury.
Russia to host returning Boxing World Cup
The Boxing Federation of Russia has announced that the country will host the resurrected Boxing World Cup later this year, expressing confidence that the event will not be affected by sanctions proposed…
Matchroom Boxing adds Wow Hydrate to sponsor portfolio
Matchroom Boxing has agreed a sponsorship deal with sports hydration brand Wow Hydrate.
The two-year deal names Wow Hydrate as the official sports hydration partner of Matchroom Boxing
Canal Plus back for rights to Wilder-Fury II
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights to the forthcoming boxing world title rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury
Nent lands Nordic rights to Wilder v Fury II
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights in the Nordic region to next month’s boxing world title rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury.
Olympic Channel to cover boxing Olympic qualifiers
The International Olympic Committee's Olympic Channel will provide exclusive global digital coverage of the five boxing qualification events for Tokyo 2020 taking place between February and May