Boxing
Top Rank hires Kelly to newly created CRO role
Industry veteran joins leading boxing promoter
Tashkent to stage 2023 World Boxing Championships
The International Boxing Association (Aiba) will take its men’s World Championships to Uzbekistan for the first time after awarding hosting rights for the 2023 event to Tashkent.
Wasserman agency acquires Team Sauerland
Sports marketing and management agency Wasserman has today (Tuesday) made a major move into the boxing marketplace by acquiring German promoter Team Sauerland
Aiba continues reform efforts, appoints Kovács as secretary general
The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has appointed former Olympic champion István Kovács as its secretary general.
Triller appoints Kahn as chief boxing officer, faces Tyson exit
Triller Fight Club has laid down another marker in its attempts to shake up the professional boxing landscape by appointing Peter Kahn to the newly-created position of chief boxing officer.
Canelo-Saunders fight at AT&T Stadium poised to attract 60,000-plus crowd
The upcoming world super-middleweight title fight between Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders is expected to draw a crowd of over 60,000 fans, making it one of the highest-attended sporting events…
Virgin Media adds Top Rank, Premier Boxing Champions events via FITE PPV deal
UK telco Virgin Media has agreed a carriage deal with pay-per-view platform Fite, giving its pay-television subscribers access to Top Rank, Premier Boxing Champions and All-Elite Wrestling events that…
Hearn: Joshua and Fury have signed a two-fight deal to unify titles
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed a two-fight deal to unify the world heavyweight title according to Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn.
RMC Sport lands rights in France to PBC boxing
RMC Sport, the French subscription broadcaster owned by telco Altice, has acquired exclusive rights to Premier Boxing Champions fights.
The deal covers at least 2021
Aiba to launch new international tournament in UAE
The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has detailed plans for a new annual international tournament in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Triller continues expansion by winning rights to Lopez-Kambosos world title fight
Upstart social media company Triller made another major move to shake up the professional boxing landscape by securing the rights to promote Teofimo Lopez's upcoming world lightweight title defense against …
FITE looks to leverage success of Mike Tyson fight card
Digital pay-per-view platform FITE is looking to create long-term benefits from the success of the recent Mike Tyson fight card, which has resulted in the company's registered user base climbing from 2
Triller looks to transform pro boxing, company’s profile after success of Tyson fight card
Triller co-owner Ryan Kavanaugh tells SportBusiness how the Tyson-Jones fight came together and how the social media platform is looking to use live sports to compete in the short-form digital space.
Kremlev secures Aiba presidency, new constitution adopted
Umar Kremlev has been elected as the new president of the International Boxing Association (Aiba), with the embattled governing body continuing its reform efforts by introducing a new constitution
Mikayilov pledges to restore AIBA’s financial stability
Suleyman Mikayilov has put in place a comprehensive plan to bring AIBA back from the brink of financial oblivion and safeguard the international federation’s long-term future if he secures the presidency this Saturday.
DAZN unveils original content line-up, forms Google ad alliance in DACH region
Media company and OTT broadcaster DAZN has released details of a slate of original content programming featuring the likes of Portuguese star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and heavyweight boxer Anthony…
Tyson-Jones exhibition fight expected to generate more than $80m for Triller
The recent Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition fight in Los Angeles is expected to generate more than 1.6 million pay-per-view buys, which would earn media company Triller around $80m
Suleyman Mikayilov: Boxing is at a critical moment, real change must be implemented at AIBA
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