Matchroom Sport Retains Sky Sports Partnership

Sky Sports, a subscription sports network that has been involved in boxing for many years, extended its deal with promoter Matchroom Sport. 

Matchroom Sport has been the exclusive provider of fights cards to the network for the past few years and will continue to be for the next two years — and 40 shows — under the terms of the deal. The extension commences in June, Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn announced.

“I’m delighted to announce a new two-year extension to our existing contract with Sky Sports, which will see us as the principle promoter on the channel to summer 2016,” Hearn said in a statement. “We have developed one of the strongest stables ever seen in world boxing and the extension gives us the perfect platform to grow our team and provide them all with the ultimate opportunity to achieve within the sport. 

“Sky shares our passion and vision for the sport and is a perfect partner as we look to grow boxing significantly over the next few years. It’s exciting times for an exciting sport and we have some mouth-watering plans to share with Sky Sports viewers.”