The Sports Business Journal this week had an article on the emergence of boxing at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. The steady stream of fights is a result of a 3 year deal with Golden Boy Promotions which is using the new venue as a home base on the East Coast. So far, […]
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Golden Boy-Fox enter into new deal on FS1
The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) reports that Fox Sports and Golden Boy Promotions have struck a deal for boxing to be on the new Fox Sports 1 Network. The deal goes through 2015 with an option for 2016. Although no official numbers were divulged, it is believed the rights fees to be $100,000 per […]
Mayweather fight to be shown in theaters
Bad Left Hook reports that the Floyd Mayweather-Roberto Guerrero fight on Cinco de Mayo weekend will be aired in theatres. Fathom Events, the same company that works with the UFC in theatre events, will be working with Golden Boy to put the fight in this weekend. After a year off, Floyd Mayweather returns to the […]
Golden Boy-HBO part ways
Yahoo! Sports reports that HBO has ended its relationship with Golden Boy Promotions. The decision to leave the highest-rated boxing network will ignite a competition with rival Showtime. Golden Boy fighters such as Bernard Hopkins, Adrien Broner and Andre Berto will likely move to Showtime. Former HBO fighters Danny Garcia, Amir Khan and Canelo Alvarez […]
Golden Boy CEO talks boxing rights and the sport’s recent big weekend
The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) had a piece with boxing’s Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer about the successful events that occurred in Las Vegas during Mexican Independence Day weekend. Schaefer talked about the promotion of his card and the state of boxing rights fees. As you may recall Canelo Alvarez, Showtime’s newest star, […]