Is Matchroom looking to take a new direction with DAZN?
IT appears that Matchroom Boxing’s nine-year exclusive broadcast deal with Sky Sports is at an end.
The Athletic report – via a story that read curiously like a press release written by a British writer (there is nothing in the way of American grammar in it) – that Eddie Hearn’s outfit will sign a new deal with DAZN once their contract with Sky ends in a few months. According to the report, the DAZN deal is worth nine-figures.
The news has not been confirmed on record by Hearn or Sky’s Head of Boxing Adam Smith, who both declined to comment, though The Athletic’s sources are often reputable.