Queensberry Promotions and DAZN announce global rights deal

IN an attention-grabbing growth for the way forward for British and world boxing, Queensberry Promotions, headed by promoter Frank Warren, has entered right into a multi-year media rights settlement with DAZN. The settlement makes DAZN the unique house of Queensberry’s boxing occasions.

The deal kicks in on 1 April 2025 as Warren joins Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, Golden Boy Promotions, headed by Oscar De La Hoya, and some other of DAZN’s companions beneath a single umbrella. In idea, this could make the most important fights and most anticipated match-ups simpler to finalise. Time will inform whether or not this proves to be the case and what’s going to develop into of TNT Sports activities (previously BT Sport), who at present televise Queensberry reveals throughout the UK.

Queensberry’s sturdy secure consists of heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, Zhilei Zhang, Fabio Wardley and Moses Itauma, and EBU middleweight champion Hamzah Sheeraz in addition to WBC Interim super-lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron.

The current five-versus-five card and different cross-promotional ventures into Saudi Arabia have resulted in higher fights, as Warren, Hearn, and others are in a position to match their boxers extra simply than up to now. The brand new DAZN link-up ought to proceed this development.

As anticipated, the important thing gamers behind the offers had loads of optimistic issues to say a couple of transfer that ought to open doorways for his or her rising roster of fighters.

“It is a good transfer for our fighters and, most significantly, for the followers,” mentioned Queensberry Chairman Frank Warren. “Their [DAZN] ambition and fervour for the game of boxing aligns completely with that of our personal and we now look ahead to placing on the most important nights potential collectively.”

Frank’s son George, Queensberry CEO, added: “It is a vastly proud second for Queensberry, as we be part of forces with main platform DAZN on an unique foundation. Queensberry has undergone an unprecedented development interval over the previous 18 months and firmly established ourselves as a number one promotional and occasions firm.”