{"id":483130,"date":"2026-03-19T01:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T01:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/483130\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T01:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T01:01:09","slug":"dana-white-signs-sky-sports-uk-ireland-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/483130\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Signs Sky Sports UK &#038; Ireland Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"658\">The first show under the agreement is set for April 5 in Las Vegas, headlined by Andres Cortes against Eridson Garcia. The co-main event features former world champion Mark Magsayo against Ireland\u2019s Feargal McCrory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"955\">Zuffa Boxing launched in 2025 under TKO Group Holdings and Sela, with Dana White and Nick Khan driving the structure. The move into a defined UK broadcaster gives the promotion a clear route to stage fights and keep its roster active without negotiating separate television deals for each event.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1201\">\u201cSky Sports has been a long-standing partner to boxing for more than 30 years,\u201d said Jonathan Licht. \u201cZuffa Boxing has exciting plans for the sport, and we share that same ambition when it comes to putting on the best fights for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1351\">\u201cWe look forward to a new era where we\u2019ll use our platform to both build stars and showcase elite boxing talent here in the UK and internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1415\">Dana White pointed to the UK market as central to the rollout.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1573\">\u201cThe UK has played such a pivotal role throughout the history of boxing. The fans there are some of the most loyal and passionate in the world,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1760\">\u201cWhen you talk about boxing in that region, Sky Sports has always been the home for legendary boxing fights. There\u2019s no bigger or better platform to showcase the best boxing in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1809\">\u201cThis is a massive milestone for Zuffa Boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"2058\">Cortes (24-0, 13 KOs) enters the April 5 main event unbeaten, while Garcia (23-1, 14 KOs) arrives on a six-fight winning run. Magsayo (28-2, 18 KOs) faces McCrory (17-1, 9 KOs) in a matchup that places a former champion against a rising contender.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Galm is a boxing journalist who has covered the global fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, industry trends, and fighter psychology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first show under the agreement is set for April 5 in Las Vegas, headlined by Andres Cortes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-483130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}