Multi-year deal Cortes v Garcia on 5 April
Sky Sports has agreed a multi-year deal to become the official broadcaster of Zuffa Boxing in the UK and Ireland.
The agreement will begin with Zuffa Boxing 05: Cortes vs. Garcia on Sunday, 5 April, live from the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The main event will feature rising contender, Andres Cortes (24-0, 13 KOs), facing Eridson Garcia (23-1, 14 KOs), who is coming off a six-fight win streak. The co-main event will see former world champion Mark Magsayo (28-2, 18 KOs) take on Ireland’s own Feargal McCroy (17-1, 9 KOs) with both looking to stamp their mark on Zuffa Boxing’s lightweight division.
Further bouts through 2026 will be revealed at a later date.
Zuffa Boxing is a joint venture between TKO Group Holdings, Inc. and entertainment conglomerate Sela, which aims to being UFC’s model to boxing. Its first event was streamed by Paramount+ in the US earlier this year.
Sky Sports’ chief sport officer for UK & Ireland, Jonathan Licht, said: “Sky Sports has been a long-standing partner to boxing for more than 30 years. Zuffa 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. We look forward to a new era where we’ll use our platform to both build stars and showcase elite boxing talent here in the UK and internationally.”
Dana White, co-founder of Zuffa Boxing, said: “The 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. When you talk about boxing in that region, Sky Sports has always been the home for legendary boxing fights. There’s no bigger or better platform to showcase the best boxing in the UK. This is a massive milestone for Zuffa Boxing.”
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