DAZN is close to one year into a multi-year agreement that began last April with Queensberry Promotions, the U.K.\u2019s other powerhouse promoter. It also has content deals with Most Valuable Promotions and Salita Promotions and although its contract with Golden Boy Promotions expired on Dec. 31 they are negotiating a new agreement, although that is not going smoothly.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur new five-year deal with Matchroom Boxing builds on the success of our longstanding partnership and reaffirms DAZN as the global home of boxing,\u201d Shay Segev, the DAZN Group CEO, said in a statement. \u201cMatchroom Boxing trusts DAZN to deliver the best experiences for the biggest fights for boxing fans everywhere. Together, we\u2019ll continue to raise the bar.\u201d<\/p>\n
The original Matchroom Boxing deal with DAZN in 2018 was for five years. A three-year extension followed in 2023, which was set to expire later this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cDAZN is the only partner that matches our ambitions for boxing,\u201d Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said. \u201cTheir global platform, investment, passion and commitment to boxing make them the perfect partner for Matchroom Boxing\u2019s fighters and events. This new five-year deal in two of the world\u2019s most important boxing markets reinforces our belief and trust in DAZN, and the scale of what we can achieve together.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Matchroom Boxing roster has many of boxing\u2019s best fighters, including heavyweight superstar Anthony Joshua, although his last fight against Jake Paul in December was on Netflix with DAZN\u2019s permission \u2014 for compensation \u2014 female legend Katie Taylor, lineal\/unified light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, lineal\/unified junior bantamweight champion Jesse \u2018Bam\u2019 Rodriguez, former unified welterweight champion and unbeaten junior middleweight Jaron \u201cBoots\u201d Ennis and British star welterweight Conor Benn.<\/p>\n
Also on the Matchroom Boxing roster and exclusive to DAZN are three newly crowned world titleholders \u2014 WBC welterweight titlist Dalton Smith, IBF welterweight titlist Lewis Crocker and IBF junior middleweight titleholder Josh Kelly \u2014 as well as IBF junior lightweight titlist Eduardo \u201cSugar\u201d Nunez, super middleweight contender Diego Pacheco and several top prospects, including light heavyweight Ben Whittaker, cruiserweight Pat Brown, heavyweights Leo Atang and Teremoana Teremoana, and junior middleweight Omari Jones.<\/p>\n
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