The Professional Fighters League and DAZN announced on Tuesday it has agreed to an exclusive multi-year partnership renewal in Central Europe. The deal will bring live coverage of PFL Global events, PFL MENA and PFL Africa to fans in Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxemberg. The deal began this past weekend with PFL Chicago. Details on […]
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Boxing in the U.S. finds a new media home
TNT Sports and DAZN announced on Thursday a new partnership that will put boxing on live television in the United States. “The Fight” will feature monthly boxing events featuring multiple promotions. The first event starts on July 4th of this year. The agreement will see fight night presented on TNT Sports’ U.S. networks while streaming […]
DAZN and Golden Boy announce new media deal
DAZN and Golden Boy Promotions announced a new media deal on Thursday. The new agreement will have Golden Boy on the online streamer continue to work together since their initial start in 2018. The deal is announced as “multi-year, multi-fight partnership” although no monetary number was provided. The press release reads: The partnership will include […]
Usyk returns with fight at the Pyramids in Egypt
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 […]
DAZN signs up BareKnuckle Fighting
Adam Stern of the Sports Business Journal reports that DAZN has signed up BareKnuckle FC to a 3 year media rights deal. BKFC CEO Dave Feldman says the deal is in the high seven-figures. Notably, Conor McGregor became an investor this past year which elevated the brand due to the former UFC champions’ star power. […]