\n\t\t\t\t\tKayo and Matchroom Boxing launch new deal ahead of Nicolson v Turner match.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Kayo Sports and Matchroom Boxing celebrated their new five-year deal with a launch event in Melbourne last night.<\/p>\n
Following the official weigh-ins for Wednesday night\u2019s Skye Nicolson v Mariah Turner bout, key executives, media, fighters Skye Nicolson, Teremoana Teremoana and Mai Soliman, and athletes including Melbourne Storm\u2019s Davvy Moale and Olympian Stewart McSweyn gathered at Higher Ground.<\/p>\n
Foxtel Group\u2019s Executive Commercial, Sport, Adam Howarth said: \u201cBoxing has a rich history and a deeply passionate fanbase in Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cSecuring these rights and partnership with Matchroom Boxing ensures that Kayo Sports remains the undisputed home of sport\u2019s biggest moments.<\/p>\n
\u201cBringing global Matchroom events to our shores each year is a massive win for our audience and reinforces our commitment to delivering premium, world-class boxing to Australian audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matchroom Sport Chairman, Eddie Hearn said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to embark on this huge partnership for Matchroom Boxing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe pride ourselves on being a truly global boxing promotional company. We\u2019ve dipped our toes in here previously, but now we\u2019re up and running for what I believe is the most exciting time ever for Australian boxing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot wait to stage some major events here in 2026 and beyond starting this Wednesday in Melbourne, with Skye Nicolson headlining and Heavyweight dangerman Teremoana in action \u2013 two future Aussie World Champions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The renewed global deal guarantees a strengthened, year-round schedule of more than 30 world-class boxing shows per year. Following DAZN\u2019s acquisition of the Foxtel Group, this extended global agreement specifically brings seven major Matchroom Boxing events to Australian audiences on Kayo Sports and Foxtel each year.<\/p>\n
Wednesday night\u2019s blockbuster fight night in Melbourne serves as the official kick-off for the partnership on Australian screens.<\/p>\n
The new era officially begins on Wednesday, April 29, with live coverage of Nicolson v Turner beginning at 7:00pm AEST, available live on Kayo Sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kayo and Matchroom Boxing launch new deal ahead of Nicolson v Turner match. Kayo Sports and Matchroom Boxing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":637984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-637983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}