WBC Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is scheduled to return to the ring to defend his title against kickboxer Rico Verhoven per ESPN. The event will air on DAZN and be dubbed, “Glory of Giza: Undefeated Icons,” will take place on May 23rd. Usyk last fought in the ring this past July with a 5th round […]
TKO to spend $60M, projects no profit from White House event
Zuffa Boxing close to UK media rights deal with Sky Sports
Jon Ourand of Puck Sports reports that Zuffa Boxing is close to a media rights deal in the UK with Sky Sports. The deal would be the first international media deal that the upstart boxing league will have retained. Zuffa Boxing currently streams on Paramount + in the U.S. It was reported that the U.S. […]
Promoter set to sue Zuffa Boxing
The London Telegraph reports that Frank Warren’s Queensberry Boxing is prepared to sue Zuffa Boxing and Turki Alalshikh’s Sela sports events company. Warren has sent “letters before action” to Sela and TKO Group Holdings alleging breach of contract. Warren is seeking up to $1B (US) dollars in lost income after Sela and TKO formed Zuffa […]
Conor Benn fight announced
Zuffa Boxing’s latest signee has a fight signed for this spring. Conor Benn will fight Regis Prograis in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in England on Saturday, April 11th on a fight to be streamed on Netflix. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zuffa Boxing (@zuffaboxing) Benn made waves when he signed a one-fight, […]