Boxing
Sony lands World Boxing Championships rights in Indian subcontinent
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has acquired rights to the International Boxing Association (Aiba)’s Men’s Boxing World Championships, which got underway on Monday.
LIVENow teams up with Sky Italia for Fury-Wilder PPV coverage
Aser Ventures-owned pay-per-view streaming platform LIVENow has partnered with pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia to offer coverage in Italy of this weekend’s bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder a…
Istanbul lands 2021 Women’s World Boxing Championships
The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has awarded its 2021 Women’s World Championships to Istanbul, Turkey.
McLaren’s Aiba probe uncovers suspicious Rio 2016 fights in ‘manipulation’ scheme
Up to 11 boxing matches which took place at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio have been identified as suspicious by the first phase of an independent investigation into the International Boxing Association…
Protocol to distribute media rights to World Boxing Championships
The Protocol Sports Marketing agency has been appointed as the exclusive media rights distributor for the International Boxing Association’s (Aiba) Men’s Boxing World Championships, which take place in …
Anthony Joshua pens ‘career-long’ Matchroom Boxing deal
Unified heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has signed a ‘career-long’ promotional deal with the Matchroom Boxing promoter.
Trump to provide commentary for Triller’s Holyfield-Belfort fight
Former United States President Donald Trump will provide live commentary for Triller's pay-per-view fight between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, o…
Kremlev: Debt-free Aiba has hit $50m commercial rights, hosting fee target
International Boxing Association (Aiba) president Umar Kremlev has said that the sport’s world governing body has cleared its debts and hit his specified $50m (€42m) target from sponsorship, broadcast and…
DAZN lands Joshua-Usyk rights in over 170 countries
Subscription streaming platform DAZN has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence against Oleksandr Usyk in over 170 countries and territories.
Fight Sports picks up rights to Pacquiao-Spence
Fight Sports, the CSI Sports-owned linear sports channel and digital service, has acquired rights in more than 50 countries to the forthcoming world welterweight boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and…
Foxtel appoints Woods to run PPV business
Australian pay-television group Foxtel has appointed Conor Woods as head of its pay-per-view business, taking charge of the long-standing Main Event brand
Boxing set for pre-Olympic return to Stade Roland Garros
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has announced that boxing will return to Stade Roland Garros for the first time in nearly half a century as it seeks to prove the venue’s multi-purpose claims.
Canal Plus to show Fury-Wilder 3
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights to the forthcoming heavyweight bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder
Fight Sports lands Fury-Wilder rights in multiple territories
Fight Sports, the CSI Sports-owned linear sports channel and digital service, has acquired rights in more than 50 countries to the forthcoming heavyweight bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder
Wasserman unites with KSI to launch crossover boxing events company
The Wasserman Boxing agency has joined forces with YouTube star KSI and his management team, Proper Loud, to form a new promotion company focused on the staging of celebrity and crossover boxing events
World Boxing Super Series returns with women’s tournament only
The third season of the World Boxing Super Series will comprise a women’s professional tournament but, unlike in previous seasons, there will be no men’s events.
McLaren to commence Aiba probe with Rio 2016 scandal
The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has retained McLaren Global Sport Solutions (MGSS) to conduct a two-phase independent investigation, starting with an analysis of the refereeing and judging…
Sky signs rights deals with Top Rank, Boxxer
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has moved to bolster its boxing coverage in the UK and Ireland through agreements with promoters Top Rank and Boxxer.
Both deals will run for four years