On Thursday, Eddie Hearn, the Managing Director of Matchroom Boxing and Simon Denyer, the CEO of Perform Group, announced a potentially groundbreaking joint venture. The deal will allow Matchroom Boxing USA to promote 16 fights per year in the United States. Perform Group's streaming service DAZN will be the exclusive US broadcast partner and the fights will be broadcast by Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. Proud to announce the largest TV rights deal in the history of boxing with landmark $1bn broadcast deal with @PerformGroup DAZN platform for 16 US shows per year for 8 Years! "This is a historic moment for Matchroom and the sport of boxing," Hearn said.

Source: Forbes May 10, 2018 21:33 UTC