Boxing
Snoop Dogg, Triller partner to create The Fight Club boxing league
US rapper and entertainment personality Snoop Dogg is partnering with media platform Triller to create a new boxing league called "The Fight Club".
DAZN’s boxing-focused global service goes live
The global streaming service of media company DAZN has gone live today (Tuesday) and will broadcast live coverage of Billy Joe Saunders’ WBO super-middleweight title defence against fellow Englishman M…
Golovkin returns on DAZN in December fight
Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin will return to action with a fight against Poland’s Kamil Szeremeta on December 18 that will be streamed live and exclusively in over 200 countries and territories b…
Cannabis tech company Weedmaps becomes official sponsor of Tyson-Jones fight
Mike Tyson's upcoming exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr. at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, has secured a sponsorship agreement with legal cannabis technology company Weedmaps.
Manifesto of Aiba candidate Mikayilov includes Olympic and financial focus
The manifesto of would-be Aiba president Suleyman Mikayilov centres on the issues of reinstating boxing’s world governing body into the Olympics and fixing the federation’s financial problems within 100…
DAZN to kick off global service with Joshua fight as Garcia-Campbell postponed
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is to maintain the launch of its boxing-focused global streaming service on December 1, despite the postponement of its first major…
DAZN picks up rights to Canelo Álvarez bout following promoter split
Over-the-top sports subscription service DAZN has acquired rights to broadcast Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez’s world super middleweight fight against England’s Callum Smith on December 19.
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Canelo’s split with Golden Boy and DAZN was written in the stars
Saul 'Canelo' Álvarez has departed his deal with Golden Boy Promotions, tearing up his 10-fight deal with DAZN in the process after only two events. Callum McCarthy explores how the boxer made himself a free agent.
Álvarez severs ties with DAZN, Golden Boy Promotions after legal battle
Mexican boxing superstar Saul 'Canelo' Álvarez is officially a free agent after he cut ties with boxing promoters Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media co…
German Boxing Federation’s Al-Masri becomes sixth Aiba presidential candidate
Ramie Al-Masri, the chairman of the Referees’ Commission at the German Boxing Federation (DBV), has become the sixth candidate in the race to become the next president of the International Boxing Association (…
Channel 5 picks up rights to Davis-Santa Cruz bout
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has agreed a deal with US-based Showtime Sports and the Premier Boxing Champions series to air this weekend’s world-title fight between Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa C…
DAZN global platform to launch in December with cut-rate initial price point
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is to launch its boxing-focused global streaming service on December 1 at an initial price point of £1.99 ($2.60) per month or less.
Presidential hopeful Kremlev vows to wipe Aiba debt, attract $50m in sponsorship
Russian Boxing Federation (RBF) secretary general Umar Kremlev has made the bold claim that Aiba can raise $50m (€42.3
Fite acquires exclusive streaming rights in US and Canada to Tyson v Jones Jr.
Digital pay-per-view platform Fite has acquired exclusive digital rights to Mike Tyson versus Roy Jones Jr. in the US and Canada, buying the rights from short-form video app Triller
Matchroom ‘working hard’ to bring fans to four events at Wembley Arena
Matchroom Boxing has announced that it will host four events at Wembley Arena in London across a six-week period in October, November, and December
NBC Sports brings back boxing with Ring City USA partnership
NBC Sports and start-up boxing broadcast and content platform Ring City USA have announced a partnership to televise a series of boxing matches on cable channel NBCSN through 2021.
Asian boxing chief to run for Aiba presidency
Anas Al Otaiba, president of the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC), has announced that he will run for the presidency of the International Boxing Association (Aiba)
Fury-Wilder III on brink of being called off
The scheduled third showpiece fight between heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder appears on the brink of being called off