PFL explores UK and Ireland expansion with Channel 4

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has formed a collaboration with Channel 4 that sees the latter become the exclusive broadcaster partner of the competition...

UFC Taps into NFTs for deeper engagement with Dapper Labs

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has teamed up with Dapper Labs to launch its Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collectible product, UFC Strike. Debuting initially as an...

Francis Ngannou paid half of his UFC purse in crypto

Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Francis Ngannou has made the decision to receive half of his salary from UFC 270 in bitcoin, as ties between...

888poker finds new cultural ambassador in middleweight champion boxer

Chris Eubank Jr has been signed with betting platform 888poker as a cultural ambassador, with the deal coinciding with the 20th anniversary of its...

IBA pursues further anti-doping strategies with ITA

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has renewed its partnership with the International Testing Agency (ITA) for a further three years in a bid to...

Boxer Nathan Quarless secures EPIC Risk Management sponsorship renewal

Merseyside-born professional boxer Nathan Quarless has secured a renewal of his sponsorship agreement with EPIC Risk Management. Based out of Old Swan ABC, Quarless has...

Prime Video streams Top Rank events in Japan

Boxing promotion companies, Top Rank and Teiken Promotions, have announced a partnership with Prime Video Japan to livestream multiple events in 2021 and 2022.  The...

Matchroom partners with Bookies.com for Lopez vs Kambosos Jr

Matchroom Sport has designated Bookies.com as an official partner of its upcoming lightweight world title fight between Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos Jr. Bookies.com will...

AIBA announces Boxing Integrity Unit in bid to counter sporting corruption

As part of a number of reforms, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has created an independent Boxing Integrity Unit to safeguard the sport, following...

UFC launches NFTs with Crypto.com partnership expansion

UFC has announced an expansion of its long-term partnership with Crypto.com that now includes an ‘exclusive line’ of UFC NFTs on the platform. The collaboration...