New deal only covers UK and US, after previous agreement was global

DAZN x Matchroom UK

DAZN and Matchroom Boxing have agreed a five-year extension to their partnership.

However, the deal will now only cover the UK and US, as well as a separate deal with DAZN’s Foxtel Group and its Kayo Sports streaming service in Australia for seven events in 2026. The original rights agreement agreed in 2021 was global.

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The UK and US side of the agreement covers 30 events-a-year, including the upcoming all-Mexican unification bout at super featherweight on Saturday, 28 February, where IBF titlist Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez (29-1) collides with WBO king Emanuel Navarrete (39-2). 

Matchroom Boxing’s roster includes Anthony Joshua, Katie Taylor, unified light heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol and pound-for-pound superstar Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. 

Shay Segev, DAZN Group CEO, said: “Our new five-year deal with Matchroom Boxing builds on the success of our longstanding partnership and reaffirms DAZN as the global home of boxing. Matchroom Boxing trusts DAZN to deliver the best experiences for the biggest fights for boxing fans everywhere. Together, we’ll continue to raise the bar.”

Eddie Hearn, chairman of Matchroom Sport, said: “DAZN is the only partner that matches our ambitions for boxing. Their global platform, investment, passion and commitment to boxing make them the perfect partner for Matchroom Boxing’s fighters and events. This new, five-year deal in two of the world’s most important boxing markets reinforces our belief and trust in DAZN, and the scale of what we can achieve together.”