Zuffa Boxing is planning 12 to 16 events in 2026, including international fight cards and up to four marquee super fights annually, according to TKO Group Holdings President Mark Shapiro, who outlined the venture\u2019s ambitions during the company\u2019s fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The promotion, which launched in January 2026 as a joint venture between TKO and Saudi Arabia\u2019s Sela, has already secured a media rights deal with Paramount+ covering the United States, Canada, and Latin America, with additional territories currently in negotiation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re encouraged by our initial progress in 2025, securing a media rights deal with Paramount Plus across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America,\u201d Shapiro said. \u201cWe are signing a strong portfolio of boxers to our roster and already planning to schedule a 2026 calendar of fight cards that takes us outside the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cAll I can say is, look out. Our aim is to build this into a juggernaut.\u201d<\/p>\n
Super Fights and the Sela Partnership<\/p>\n
Beyond the regular Zuffa Boxing event calendar, Shapiro said the promotion will stage two to four super fights per year in partnership with Sela. The first confirmed event under that structure is Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, with Zuffa Boxing and Sela listed as co-promoters and Netflix streaming the card.<\/p>\n