DAZN and Matchroom Boxing strike game-changing five-year global deal

DAZN, the main international sports activities streaming platform, and Matchroom, the main worldwide boxing promoter, have struck a game-changing five-year international deal. DAZN would be the international dwelling of Matchroom and its world-class, worldwide steady of fighters – together with a groundbreaking transfer that may see a minimum of 16 Matchroom UK fights yearly obtainable solely to DAZN subscribers within the UK and Eire for the primary time, from July 2021 onwards. This historic settlement builds on the rising momentum and success of the partnership throughout all corners of the world and never solely cements DAZN as the brand new dwelling of boxing within the UK and Eire however the international dwelling of boxing.

The landmark Matchroom UK deal will see DAZN ship its nonstop schedule of Matchroom UK boxing to followers all around the globe and kicks off on July 31 with three back-to-back weekends of the return of the exhilarating Matchroom Struggle Camp sequence. Sooner or later, particulars of the thrilling slate of summer season and autumn struggle programming will probably be introduced, together with highly-anticipated home, European and World title match-ups. As well as, a brand new on-air expertise roster loaded with a few of the greatest broadcasting expertise within the sport alongside an thrilling array of recent faces will quickly be unveiled.

Followers within the UK and Eire will now have unprecedented flexibility and accessibility to observe the most effective in boxing anytime, wherever, and on any machine, for the preliminary month-to-month worth of simply £1.99 within the UK and €1.99 in Eire – a particular limited-time supply launched when the sports activities streamer entered each markets late final yr that may stay in place for brand new DAZN subscribers all through the three-week Matchroom Struggle Camp sequence.

Moreover, as a part of a joint, long-term dedication to develop boxing all around the globe and take the game to new international heights, this pioneering deal expands upon the present DAZN and Matchroom partnerships throughout the U.S., Italy and Spain, with extra occasions deliberate in these nations that includes the best native expertise. It additionally contains an extension that ensures all Matchroom UK occasions will stay obtainable to struggle followers on DAZN within the U.S. Additional, DAZN and Matchroom will considerably spend money on different key markets around the globe the place there may be supercharged fervor for the game with regionally related occasions, partnerships, and content material to deliver much more boxing to followers while uncovering the following huge native superstars.

Furthermore, DAZN and Matchroom are considerably investing in authentic content material to maintain followers, irrespective of the place they’re, on the fixed pulse of every little thing on the earth of boxing. To start, the partnership will construct on present DAZN content material franchises similar to ‘The DAZN Boxing Present,’ ’40 Days,’ and ‘Making Of’ alongside nonstop highlights, clips, interviews, behind-the-scenes content material, and classics. Alongside the way in which, DAZN and Matchroom will collectively develop compelling new documentaries, options, and reveals to deliver followers nearer to the game and fighters from all around the globe – each out and in of the ring.

DAZN’s Co-CEO, James Rushton stated: “Recreation. Modified. This historic deal builds on the success and momentum of our long-term partnership with Matchroom around the globe and solidifies DAZN on the forefront of the worldwide sports activities streaming period. Collectively, we’re dedicated to constructing the brand new dwelling of boxing within the UK and Eire whereas persevering with to develop the worldwide dwelling of boxing in a means that matches immediately’s evolving viewing habits and brings followers everywhere in the world extra of essentially the most premium dwell motion, extra round the clock international storytelling, and extra broadcast and content material improvements – solely on DAZN.”

Matchroom Boxing Chairman Eddie Hearn stated: “We’ve got made the monumental choice to signal a historic 5-year cope with sports activities streaming big DAZN. Because of this our UK occasions will now be broadcast dwell on DAZN together with all Matchroom reveals the world over. Pushing the boundaries is one thing we are going to all the time proceed to do and we wanted a companion that shared our imaginative and prescient for boxing, and who was additionally keen to make the funding to make these desires a actuality. That is additionally a tremendous alternative for our newly shaped manufacturing and content material enterprise, Matchroom Media, who will now be answerable for dwell manufacturing throughout our occasions, working in shut collaboration with DAZN and enabling us to type a cradle to grave mindset throughout inception to completion of our reveals so we will ship the dwell occasion expertise to the viewer within the narrative and magnificence during which we’ve constructed it. As we proceed Matchroom’s growth worldwide, this new deal will allow us to additional cement DAZN as THE unrivalled international dwelling of boxing. Our intention, alongside DAZN, is to create the largest and greatest dwell struggle nights and ship a viewing expertise that’s really game-changing.”

To turn into a subscriber, obtain the DAZN app on any internet-connected machine, together with front room units similar to good TVs, streaming sticks and recreation consoles in addition to smartphones, tablets, laptops, and PCs. For extra info, go to www.DAZN.com

Press launch courtesy of Matchroom Boxing.