Boxing

Boxing
Finance & Law

TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of WWE and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), saw its revenue increase by four per cent to almost $1.27bn (€1.13bn) for the first quarter of 2025, as the IMG agency also came under the organisation’s umbrella.
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Media

Turki Alalshikh has transformed boxing with unprecedented levels of investment. But there are signs that Saudi Arabia's billion-dollar matchmaker might want to slow his spending.
Boxing
Finance & Law

Boxing and darts continued to underpin profits at Matchroom Sport, the UK-based event promotions company and agency in which Pitch International holds a minority stake, according to its latest accounts.
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Finance & Law

Oakwell Advisory is advising STRIKR, a tech-focused series that is lining up its first events next year.
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Events

The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has recommended the inclusion of boxing on the programme for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, ending years of uncertainty over the sport’s status at the Games.
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Events

Initial details of TKO Group Holdings’ long-awaited move into boxing were released today (Wednesday) with UFC’s Dana White and WWE’s Nick Khan heading up the executive leadership of the promotion.
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Media

World Boxing, the breakaway international federation on the cusp of being recognised as the sport’s Olympic governing body, has appointed an entity co-founded by Danny Menken to manage and monetise its events and rights.
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Governance

World Boxing will hope a newly established breakaway Asian boxing confederation will enhance its chances of being recognised as the sport's official governing body in the Olympic movement
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Media

Viewership on Netflix of the heavyweight bout between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson peaked at 65 million concurrent streams as the streamer endured technical issues on the night, with fans complaining of buffering and freezing.
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Finance & Law

Boxing remains a vertical of interest to TKO but there will be no immediate move into the sport described "at its best as confused and fragmented, at its worst as broken" by president Mark Shapiro.
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Media

British boxing promoter Queensberry Promotions has signed a multi-year rights deal with DAZN, putting its fights on the same global platform as arch-rival Matchroom Boxing
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Finance & Law

Matchroom Boxing is taking legal action against Rakuten Ticket, Inc related to an ill-fated move into Japan, SportBusiness can reveal
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Governance

The International Boxing Association is refusing to back down in its fight against the International Olympic Committee, accusing the organisation of 'sporting blackmail'
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Events

World Series of Boxing (WSB), the country-based franchise competition that collapsed in 2019 due to mounting financial losses, is to be resurrected next year
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Governance

World Boxing appears on the verge of establishing itself as the de facto governing body for the sport, with the rival International Boxing Association (IBA) facing two more threats to its existence
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Governance

Despite losing International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognition as the sport's global governing body, the International Boxing Association (IBA) has announced plans to award prize money for Olympic competitors…
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Industry Moves

Joe Markowski is leaving his role as chief executive of DAZN in North America with IMG’s Michael Ridout to take on certain duties heading up the broadcaster’s combat sports activities, SportBusiness can reveal.
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Media

Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) has made its biggest move in the sport, striking a deal with Netflix for Paul himself to take on legendary fighter Mike Tyson in the entertainment giant’s latest live sports offering.