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Ringside Boxing News wrote a new post, Matchroom Boxing 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Matchroom Sport
Matchroom Sport is a sporting event promotions company founded by English entrepreneur Barry Hearn and run by Hearn and his son Eddie Hearn. It first came to attention in the sports of snooker and boxing and is also involved in pool, bowling, golf, fishing, darts, table tennis, poker and gymnastics. The company is based in Brentwood, Essex.[1] Matchroom has broadcasting agreements in the United Kingdom with Sky Sports, the BBC and ITV.[2]
History
Matchroom formed in 1982 concentrating on snooker management with the likes of Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor, and Jimmy White under contract before branching out into other sports with Hearn's first foray into boxing promotion being the Frank Bruno vs. Joe Bugner heavyweight clash in 1987 in front of 35,000 people at Tottenham Hotspur Football Ground.[3][4]
The range of sports increased in 1994 with the Mosconi Cup, an event which sees teams from Europe and the United States compete in a 9-ball pool tournament.[5][6] It has become a major event on the professional pool calendar.[7]
Over the years, Matchroom's portfolio under Hearn grew, taking a majority stake in the Professional Darts Corporation in 2001, helping oversee a growth in the sport.[4] Matchroom Sport also promote the World Cup of Pool, a national team scotch doubles event, and the World Pool Masters, an annual nine-ball event.[8]
In 2002, the company formed PGA EuroPro Tour, the UK's leading developmental golf tour, in association with the PGA.[9] Later, in the 2000s, came ten pin bowling's Weber Cup.[10] In 2009, Barry Hearn became the majority shareholder in World Snooker Tour Ltd. Since then the sport has grown, with prize money increased and new events introduced worldwide.[11]
More recently, Matchroom has launched the World Championship of Ping Pong,[12] Superstars of Gymnastics, British Basketball All-Stars,[13] and British Fast5 Netball All-Stars.
In April 2021, Barry Hearn stepped down as chairman with his son Eddie taking over the role. Barry will continue as president in an advisory role, while Eddie takes over as head of the PGA EuroPro tour, alongside overseeing Matchroom's wider operations and continuing to head the boxing division.[14]
Boxing
Current stable
References
- ^ "Companies beginning with 'ma'". CheckSure.biz. Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire: ROIsure Digital. 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ "Matchroom, PDC, and WST Pen Momentous Multi-Year Broadcast Deal with Itv". 18 January 2021.
- ^ Gibson, John (29 July 2008). "Hit man Hearn has shown Midas touch across the whole spectrum of sport; From boxing to darts and snooker to soccer, rags to riches story of ex-accountant who has become a big player in his own right". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle.
- ^ a b Ranson, Jacob (31 December 2020). "Barry Hearn awarded OBE in New Year honours list". eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Faith, hope and charity". Sunday Life. 20 November 1994. p. 82.
- ^ "Pool star Kelly Fisher wants women to compete at the Mosconi Cup again". skysports.com. 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Mosconi Cup returns to Las Vegas, live on Sky Sports". skysports.com. 7 December 2017.
- ^ "World Pool Masters Archives - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Brady's confidence high on the Europro Tour". Irish Independent. 24 June 2002. p. Golfer 3. Retrieved 7 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "About".
- ^ "World Snooker: Barry Hearn's replacement Steve Dawson ponders filling big shoes and dealing with Judd Trump". BBC Sport. 27 April 2021.
- ^ Jim White, "Darts king Barry Hearn turns his global sights to table tennis", The Daily Telegraph, 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Home ⋆ All Stars Basketball". All Stars Basketball.
- ^ "Barry Hearn replaced by son Eddie as chairman of Matchroom". BBC Sport. 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Boxers Archive - Matchroom Boxing". Matchroom Boxing.
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Ringside Boxing News wrote a new post, Frank Warren / Queensbury 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Frank Warren (promoter)
Frank Warren
Warren in 2018Born 28 February 1952 Islington, London, EnglandNationality English Occupation Boxing promoter Known for Boxing Promotion of Naseem 'Prince' Hamed and Tyson 'Gypsy King' Fury. Frank Warren (born 28 February 1952) is an English boxing manager and promoter. Warren and his son George own and run Queensberry Promotions. Warren was also a founder of the British boxing television channel BoxNation.
Frank Warren has promoted and managed world champions and top ranked fighters including Naseem Hamed, Frank Bruno, Tyson Fury, Josh Warrington, Joe Calzaghe, Nigel Benn, Billy Joe Saunders, Steve Collins, Chris Eubank, Amir Khan and Ricky Hatton.
Early life and early career
The son of a bookmaker, Warren trained as a solicitor's clerk with J Tickle & Co on Southampton Row in London.[1]
Promoter
Warren was approached by his second-cousin Lenny McLean who having just lost a fight and wanting a rematch, could not find a promoter. Warren agreed to become an unlicensed promoter, getting McLean a trainer who had worked with Chris Finnegan, and made the rematch at the Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park.[2]
Warren's first licensed show was held at the Bloomsbury Crest Hotel, in London in 1980,[1] promoting two unknown United States heavyweights. However, although he had arranged TV coverage, he was blocked from broadcasting the fight by the British Boxing Board of Control rules preventing first-time from televising their first fights. However Warren was later given his first TV date with the BBC in a British light welterweight fight between London's champion Clinton McKenzie and Coventry contender Steve Early.[2]
Warren soon became a leading figure in British boxing, and since has managed some of Britain's best boxers of the last twenty five years, including 'Prince' Naseem Hamed, Nigel Benn, Joe Calzaghe, Ricky Hatton, Derek Chisora, Nicky Piper and Amir Khan.
Warren guided Hamed to become Britain's youngest ever world champion when he beat Steve Robinson to win the WBO Featherweight title at the Cardiff Arms Park, Wales, in 1995; he oversaw the ascent of Ricky Hatton to the IBF Light Welterweight Championship of the World after beating Kostya Tszyu in 2005; and has been with former IBF and WBO/WBC/WBA/Ring Magazine Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe throughout the majority of his 46 fight unbeaten career.
Warren signed the 2004 Olympic Lightweight silver medallist Amir Khan and guided him to be a world champion in 2009, but the two split in 2010. He continued this post-Olympic record by signing others after the 2008 Olympics.
In December 2007, Warren was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and was inducted in June 2008.[3]
Sports network
Warren's major vehicles for promotion are Sports Network Ltd and Sports Network Europe, which employ 15 people, but rises up to 1,000 on the day of a big fight. In 1995 Warren signed an exclusive deal with the pay-TV operator British Sky Broadcasting, but having moved his promotions successfully around all of the UK television networks, he has now severed all ties with Sky Sports.
After the loss of the dispute with Calzaghe, Sports Network Ltd was put into administration.[4]
Boxing
Current stable
BoxNation
In July 2011, Warren started the BoxNation TV channel alongside the Boxing Channel Media Limited group.[6] The channel was originally free-to-air and only released on the Sky platform, but on 1 December 2011 BoxNation was broadcast on Virgin Media for the first time and became a subscription channel at the same time.[7]
Shooting
On 30 November 1989, Warren was shot outside the Broadway Theatre in Barking by an unknown assailant wearing a balaclava, who was never caught. A 9mm bullet from a Luger pistol missed Warren's heart by an inch, and he lost half a lung and parts of his ribs.[8] The former boxer, Terry Marsh, who had become Warren's first world champion two years earlier, was accused of the shooting but acquitted by a jury.
Other interests
Warren was also the founder and owner of the London Arena. Beset by transport problems, he was about to raise additional finance until shot - he says the incident cost him £8million, as he was forced to sell it in 1996.[8]
Warren has major share holdings in various hotel developments in Portugal, and a share in one of New York City's top restaurants, the Michelin-starred 81, off Central Park.
Warren also invested in Hertford Town FC.
Warren also invested in Bedford RFC "Bedford Blues" during the 1996–97 season, taking over as chairman from Ian Bullerwell.[9] The club went on to win the Allied Dunbar Division 2 Championship in 1998.
Personal life
Warren is a fan of Arsenal F.C. He lives in Watton-at-Stone[10] in Hertfordshire with his family.
Notable television appearances
Warren appeared as himself in "Raging Pig", an episode of Operation Good Guys. Warren observed, "A few people have seen that show! It is funny, I read somewhere that someone had done a review on one of our videos and they asked why I'm such a miserable bastard - it goes to show that they don't know me. Ask anyone who knows me; I'm a pretty outgoing person. Operation Good Guys was put together by Ray Burdis, who is a good mate of mine, and I enjoyed it. Maybe people get pre-conceived views of who I am but I do enjoy myself and have my bit of fun. Ask anyone who really knows me and they'll tell you that some of stuff that is said on the Internet doesn't accurately describe me, but people have an opinion and are entitled to express it."[11]
References
- ^ a b "Frank Warren: 'Calzaghe was the biggest disappointment. Total disloyalty ...'". The Independent. London. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Boxing, Frank Warren: Quarter of a century of fighting his corner". The Independent. London. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ "Frank Warren". International Boxing Hall of Fame. 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Warren company in administration". BBC Sport. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ "Fighters Archives". Frank Warren.
- ^ Davies, Gareth. "Frank Warren launches BoxNation, a new fight sports channel on Sky". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ Laughlin, Andrew. "BoxNation to launch on Virgin Media". Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ a b Syed, Matthew (17 February 2009). "Frank Warren still rolling with life's punches". The Times. London. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ "1996-1997 Season". Bedford RFC. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Home / W. PROMOTIONS LIMITED / Frank Warren Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ "Danny Williams should have retired after Klitschko: Warren - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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Ringside Boxing News wrote a new post, Boxxer 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Boxxer
Boxxer, stylised as BOXXER, is a British professional boxing promotional company.
Founded by Ben Shalom, Boxxer began as Ultimate Boxxer, organising eight-man professional boxing elimination tournaments starting in April 2018 and preceding to host a total of six tournaments under the original name.[1][2] In August 2020, Ultimate Boxxer rebranded to Boxxer, and announced its first signee; the winner of the Ultimate Boxxer 3 tournament, Derrick Osaze.[3][4] The following month, and under the new branding, Boxxer announced its seventh tournament, "Boxxer Series 7", would take place in November 2020 with a new four-man elimination format.[5]
In June 2021, it was announced that Boxxer had signed a four-year deal with Sky Sports.[6][7] In September, Boxxer revealed their roster of fighters, including Hughie Fury, Savannah Marshall and Caroline Dubois, as well as co-promotional deals with Claressa Shields and Chris Eubank Jr. A co-promotional deal was also made with Bob Arum's Top Rank in regards to the world title fight between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall. Boxxer's first event on Sky Sports was a co-promotion with Wasserman Boxing, featuring Eubank Jr. on 2 October 2021.[8][9]
The most notable, high profile event associated with Boxxer was between domestic rivals Amir Khan Vs Kell Brook on 19 February 2022.
Boxxer Series
Under the name Ultimate Boxxer, the tournament originally featured eight fighters from a given weight competing in 3 x 3 minute rounds in one night, with the winner of the inaugural tournament being awarded £16,000 and a golden robe.[10][11]
Ultimate Boxxer I
The inaugural tournament was held in the welterweight division and took place on 27 April 2018 at the Manchester Arena. The quarter-finals were streamed live on UNILAD's Facebook page while the semi-finals were and final were aired on 5Spike. The competitors were Andy Kremner (9–0), Isaac Macleod (9–0), Jimmy Cooper (6–0–1), Drew Brown (7–0), Ben Eland (4–0–1), Tom Young (4–0), Kaisee Benjamin (4–0), and Sam Evans (8–0–1). Brown emerged victorious after defeating Young in the final.[11][12]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Drew Brown TKO1 Jimmy Cooper Drew Brown SD Sam Evans Sam Evans UD Kaisee Benjamin Drew Brown UD Tom Young Tom Young UD Ben Eland Tom Young TKO1 Isaac Macleod Isaac Macleod SD Andy Kremner Ultimate Boxxer II
The second edition was held in the light-heavyweight division and took place on 2 November 2018 at the indigo at The O2. The prize money was increased to £50,000 with the winner also getting a chance to fight in an eliminator for the British title. The competitors were Joel McIntyre (17–2), Darrell Church (7–2–1), Sam Horsfall (2–1), Dec Spelman (12–1), Shakan Pitters (7–0), Sam Smith (4–1), Jordan Joseph (7–2–1), and Georgii Bacon (1–1), who was a late replacement for John McCallum. Pitters emerged victorious after defeating Spelmen in the final.[13][14][15]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Joel McIntyre UD Darrell Church Joel McIntyre Dec Spelman MD Dec Spelman TKO2 Sam Horsfall Dec Spelman Shakan Pitters UD Shakan Pitters UD Sam Smith Shakan Pitters KO2 Georgii Bacon Georgii Bacon SD Jordan Joseph Ultimate Boxxer III
Ultimate Boxxer III was held in the middleweight division and took place on 2 May 2019 at the indigo at The O2. The competitors were Tey Lynn-Jones (11–1), Kaan Hawes (4–0–1), Sean Phillips (5–0–1), Grant Dennis (12–1), Kieron Conway (9–0), Josh Groombridge (7–1), Derrick Osaze (6–0) and Joe Hurn (10–0–1). Osaze emerged victorious after defeating Dennis in the final.[16][17]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Kieron Conway UD Kaan Hawes Kieron Conway Derrick Osaze SD Derrick Osaze UD Tey Lynn-Jones Derrick Osaze MD Grant Dennis Sean Phillips TKO1 Josh Groombridge Sean Phillips UD Grant Dennis Grant Dennis TKO3 Joe Hurn Ultimate Boxxer IV
The fourth edition was held in the cruiserweight division and took place on 19 July 2019 at the Planet ice Arena in Altrincham. The competitors were Damian Chambers (7–0), Matt Sen (5–1), Mikael Lawal (9–0), Antony Woolery (1–0), Dan Cooper (7–0–1), David Jamieson (4–0), Tony Conquest (18–3) and Rhasian Earlington (5–0). Lawal emerged victorious after defeating Chambers in the final.[18][19]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Mikael Lawal MD Antony Woolery Mikael Lawal SD David Jamieson David Jamieson SD Dan Cooper Mikael Lawal TKO1 Damian Chambers Rhasian Earlington KO1 Tony Conquest Rhasian Earlington Damian Chambers UD Damian Chambers TKO1 Matt Sen Ultimate Boxxer V
The fifth edition was held in the light-middleweight division and took place on 20 September 2019 at the indigo at The O2 in London, and was aired live on BT Sport. The competitors were Kingsley Egbunike (4–0), Lenny Fuller (6–0), Kaan Hawes (5–1–1), Joshua Ejakpovi (13–1), Lewis Syrett (6–0), Sean Robinson (9–0), Ish O'Connor (2–0) and Steven Donnelly (7–0). Donnelly emerged victorious after defeating Fuller in the final.[20][21]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Lenny Fuller TKO1 Kingsley Egbunike Lenny Fuller UD Joshua Ejakpovi Joshua Epakjovi UD Kaan Hawes Lenny Fuller Steven Donnelly TKO2 Sean Robinson UD Lewis Syrett Sean Robinson Steven Donnelly UD Steven Donnelly TKO1 Ish O'Connor Ultimate Boxxer VI
The sixth edition was held in the heavyweight division and took place on 13 December 2019 at the Planet Ice Arena in Manchester. The participants were Nick Webb (13–2), Sean Turner (12–3), Mark Bennett (5–0), Jonathan Palata (7–0), Josh Sandland (4–1–1), Jay McFarlane (10–4), Kamil Sokolowski (7–15–2) and Chris Healey (8–6). Webb emerged victorious after defeating Bennett in the final.[22][23]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Mark Bennett SD Jay McFarlane Mark Bennett UD Josh Sandland Josh Sandland UD Kamil Sokolowski Mark Bennett Nick Webb UD Chris Healey Nick Webb SD Nick Webb UD Danny Whitaker Danny Whitaker UD Jonathan Palata Boxxer VII
The seventh edition of the tournament, now renamed Boxxer, employed a new four-man format. Taking place in the super-middleweight division, the event took place on 10 November 2020 at the BT Sport Studios in London. The participants were Zak Chelli (7–1–1), Harry Woods (4–0), Mike McGoldrick (6–0) and Vladimir Georgiev (4–0). Georgiev was brought in as a late replacement after Ben Ridings tested positive for COVID-19. Chelli emerged victorious after defeating McGoldrick in the final.[24][25][26]
Semi-finals Final Mike McGoldrick UD Harry Woods Mike McGoldrick Zak Chelli TKO2 Zak Chelli UD Vladimir Georgiev Current boxers
Boxer [9] Nationality Weight Dan Azeez 
English
Light-heavyweight Liam Smith English
Light-Middleweight Adam Azim English
Lightweight Hassan Azim English
Light-welterweight Germaine Brown English
Super-middleweight Nick Campbell Scottish
Heavyweight Jack Catterall English
Super-lightweight Zak Chelli English
Super-middleweight Frazer Clarke English
Heavyweight Caroline Dubois English
Lightweight Scott Forrest Scottish
Cruiserweight Hughie Fury English
Heavyweight Cori Gibbs English
Lightweight April Hunter English
Welterweight Natasha Jonas English
Super-lightweight Ebonie Jones English
Bantamweight Chris Kongo English
Welterweight Mikael Lawal English
Cruiserweight Savannah Marshall English
Middleweight Florian Marku 
Albania
Welterweight Georgia O'Connor England
Light-middleweight Joseph Parker 
New Zealand
Heavyweight Joe Pigford English
Super-middleweight Brad Rea English
Middleweight Richard Riakporhe English
Cruiserweight Dylan Cheema English
Lightweight Claressa Shields American
Light-middleweight Viddal Riley English
Cruiserweight Shakiel Thompson English
Middleweight Jeamie 'TVK' Tshikeva English
Heavyweight References
- ^ Bunce, Steve (5 February 2018). "Ultimate Boxxer offers a break from tradition and the chance to create an exciting new brand". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Events". Boxxer. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Khan, Daxx. "Ultimate Boxxer Reveals New Brand Name And New Signing". Billy C Boxing. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to the Team: Derrick Osaze". Boxxer. 11 August 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate Boxxer 7 presents brand-new four man knockout competition in November". British Boxing News. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Sky Sports Finalizes Content Partnerships With Top Rank, BOXXER - Boxing News". Boxing Scene. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sky Sports announces new partnerships with Top Rank and BOXXER until 2025". Sky Sports. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "BOXXER announce their new signings: Chris Eubank Jr, Lewis Ritson, Caroline Dubois and more". British Boxing News. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b "BOXXER unveils new signings to usher in exciting new era on Sky Sports". BOXXER. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Rathborn, Jack (29 April 2018). "Why Ultimate Boxxer could be boxing's answer to discovering Jamie Vardy". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b "What is Ultimate Boxxer? - Boxing News". Boxing News Online. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate Boxxer 1". Boxxer. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate Boxxer II". The Sweet Science. 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Siza, Joseph (3 November 2018). "Shakan Pitters wins Ultimate Boxxer II – Full show report". British Boxing News. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate Boxxer 2". Boxxer. 22 August 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Rickson, Tim (18 February 2019). "Ultimate Boxxer 3 line-up revealed". British Boxing News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate Boxxer 3". Boxxer. 22 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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- ^ "Mikael Lawal impresses with standout Ultimate Boxxer IV triumph". World Boxing News. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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- ^ "Donnelly wins Ultimate Boxxer event". BBC Sport. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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Ringside Boxing News wrote a new post, Golden Boy Promotions 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Golden Boy Promotions
Golden Boy Promotions 
Type Private Industry Sports Media Founded 2002 Founder Oscar De La Hoya Headquarters , Key peopleOscar De La Hoya (Chairman and CEO)
Eric Gomez (President)
Robert Gasparri (COO)
Bernard Hopkins Jr. (Partner)Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. is an American boxing promotional firm based in Los Angeles, California. The company was established in 2002 by eight-time world champion (in six divisions) Oscar De La Hoya, borrowing his nickname "Golden Boy."
History
In 2005, Golden Boy Enterprises announced the formation of Golden Boy Partners, a company focused on urban development in Latino communities.[1]
Richard Schaefer making a speech at the 2011 press conference for the fight between Victor Ortiz and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.Golden Boy promoted the May 5, 2007, "super fight" between De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather won the bout by a split decision. The fight once held the records for most pay-per-view buys and as the second-highest grossing fight in the history of the sport.[2] The company also co-promoted, with Top Rank, The Dream Match: Oscar De La Hoya Vs Manny Pacquiao on December 6, 2008.
In June 2009, Golden Boy Enterprises became embroiled in a dispute over who would fight for the WBA junior welterweight title. On the one hand, undefeated Dmitry Salita (the WBA's No. 1-ranked 140-pounder) was told by the WBA in writing that he will face the winner of the June 27 fight between titleholder Andreas Kotelnik and Amir Khan. On the other hand, Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy said that he had it "in writing" that that fight would face the winner of the Victor Ortíz-Marcos Maidana fight.[3] The WBA's top executives were unavailable for comment. Salita was extremely upset over the prospect that he could lose what would be his first title shot. "They're a big company", he said of Golden Boy. "They're trying to bend the rules. They're trying to kick everyone to the side and get their way, rules or no rules. When Oscar De La Hoya formed Golden Boy, he said he wanted to change boxing, to bring honor to the sport. This isn't the honorable thing to do. This isn't good for boxing. This isn't justice. This goes against the right to pursue happiness, which is why my family immigrated to this country (from Ukraine) and why I've worked so hard. We'll see what happens."[3] Salita ended up fighting Khan, losing by 1st-round TKO.
In January 2017, Golden Boy signed a contract to bring their boxing promotions to ESPN under a two-year deal of a total of 48 fights.[4]
In October 2018, Canelo Álvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs), signed an 11-fight deal with sports streaming site DAZN. The first fight under this new deal was on December 15 of that year, when Álvarez made his first appearance at the historic Madison Square Garden challenging Rocky Fielding (27-1, 15 KOs) for the WBA Super Middleweight World Championship. At the time of signing, Álvarez' deal was the richest athlete contract in sports history.[5]
Current title holders
Name Weight Class Nationality Notes Patrick Teixeira Super-Welterweight 
BrazilianWBO Super-Welterweight World Champion Joseph Diaz Super-Featherweight AmericanIBF Featherweight World Champion Wanheng Menayothin Mini-Flyweight 
ThaiWBA Mini-Flyweight World Champion Notable alumni
- Devon Alexander
- Canelo Alvarez
- Mike Anchondo
- Librado Andrade
- Alfredo Angulo
- Manuel Avila
- Marco Antonio Barrera
- Jorge Barrios
- Yan Bartelemí
- Sharif Bogere
- Francisco Bojado
- Dominic Breazeale
- Adrien Broner
- Nate Campbell
- Joel Casamayor
- Hugo Cazares
- Jermell Charlo
- Luis Collazo
- Leo Santa Cruz
- Jose Armando Santa Cruz
- Juan Diaz
- Billy Dib
- Vicente Escobedo
- Danny García
- Jhonny González
- Robert Guerrero
- Joan Guzman
- Vivian Harris
- Ricky Hatton
- Mauricio Herrera
- Bernard Hopkins
- Demetrius Hopkins
- Kingsley Ikeke
- Daniel Jacobs
- Michael Katsidis
- Amir Khan
- James Kirkland
- Jeff Lacy
- Erislandy Lara
- Oscar Larios
- Juan Lazcano
- David Lemieux
- Daniel Ponce De Leon
- Jorge Linares
- Marcos Maidana
- Paulie Malignaggi
- Patricio Manuel
- Abner Mares
- Juan Manuel Marquez
- Rafael Marquez
- Lucas Matthysse
- Jorge Melendez
- Craig McEwan
- Cristian Mijares
- Seth Mitchell
- Carlos Molina
- Fernando Montiel
- Erik Morales
- Sergio Mora
- Eric Morel
- Anselmo Moreno
- Shane Mosley
- Enrique Ornelas
- Victor Ortiz
- Luis Ortiz
- Kassim Ouma
- Manny Pacquiao
- Lamont Peterson
- Peter Quillin
- David Rodela
- John Ruiz
- Guillermo Saputo
- Ishe Smith
- Errol Spence
- Humberto Soto
- Austin Trout
- Edwin Valero
- Francisco Vargas
- Israel Vazquez
- Gerald Washington
- Deontay Wilder
- Winky Wright
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion
In 2018, De La Hoya added mixed martial arts matches to his roster, as Golden Boy MMA, beginning with a 2018 trilogy bout between long-time rivals Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.[6] The inaugural event took place on November 24, 2018 in California,[7] and saw Ortiz dispatch Liddell by first-round knockout.[8]
When the full card was first announced in October 2018, The Ultimate Fighter 3: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock alum Kendall Grove was scheduled to face Andre Walker. However, this bout failed to materialize.[9]
UFC alum Tom Gallicchio was scheduled to face Jason Manly in a Welterweight bout. However, the bout was cancelled when Gallicchio suffered a staph infection.[10]
Kenneth Bergh and Jorge Gonzales were announced to fight in a Light Heavyweight bout. However, the bout failed to materialize.[10] Juliana Miller was initially scheduled to face Jasmine Pouncy. However, Pouncy was replaced by Sidney Trillo.[10]
Affliction: Trilogy
In 2008, Golden Boy Promotions and Affliction Clothing started a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, aggressively pursuing free agents.[11] The promotion was cancelled 10 days prior to its third Affliction: Trilogy PPV event, featuring Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett, in July 2009, subsequent to Barnett having tested positive for anabolic steroids, in accordance with the California State Athletic Commission,[12] when a qualified replacement fighter could not be secured in time.[13][14]
Liddell vs. Ortiz 3
Golden Boy Promotions: Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 Information Date November 24, 2018 Venue The Forum City Inglewood, California Attendance 7,839[15] Golden Boy Promotions: Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 was a MMA event that took place on November 24, 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Background
For the main event, Chuck Liddell's reported payout was $250,000 (plus a percentage of pay-per-view buys) and Tito Ortiz's payout was $200,000 (plus a percentage of pay-per-view buys).[16]
Results
Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Heavyweight Tito Ortiz def. Chuck Liddell KO (punch) 1 4:24 Light Heavyweight Deron Winn def. Tom Lawlor Decision (unanimous) (29-27, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00 Catchweight (160 lbs) Gleison Tibau def. Efrain Escudero Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 Catchweight (140 lbs) Ricky Palacios def. Walel Watson TKO (punches and head kick) 1 3:56 Bantamweight James Barnes def. Albert Morales Submission (armbar) 3 4:09 Heavyweight Jay Silva def. Oscar Ivan Cota Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 2:13 Preliminary card (Fite.TV) Welterweight Johnny Cisneros def. Dave Terrel Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Fernie Garcia def. Joe Roye Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:48 Featherweight Josh Wang-Kim def. Johnny Robles TKO (punches) 2 1:56 Bantamweight John Wang-Kim def. Mauro Gutierrez Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00 [a] Women's Strawweight Julianna Miller def. Sidney Trillo Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-27) 3 5:00 [b] See also
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Mayweather Promotions
Mayweather Promotions, LLC is a boxing promotional firm founded in 2007 by Floyd Mayweather Jr.,[1] after exercising a provision in his contract with Bob Arum and Top Rank that allowed him to become a free agent for the price of $750,000.[2] Al Haymon has been an advisor of Mayweather since then.[3][4] Mayweather Promotions also promotes forms of live entertainment, including sporting events, live musical and theatrical events, and film and television productions. Mayweather Promotions mainly co-promotes with Golden Boy Promotions. Leonard Ellerbe is the CEO, and currently has issues with British boxing promoter Eddie Hearn due to taking over the U.S boxing Market.
Current boxers
Name Weight Class Year
signedNotes Angelo LeoFeatherweight 2017 Carlos ZambranoFeatherweight 2017 Sharif BogereLightweight 2016 Josue VargasWelterweight 2016 Gervonta DavisSuper Featherweight 2015 WBA (Regular) Champion Chris PearsonLight Middleweight 2015 Latondria JonesJunior Middleweight 2015 Sanjarbek RakhmanovJunior Welterweight 2015 Alexis SantiagoSuper Bantamweight 2015 Juan HeraldezJunior Welterweight 2014 Ladarius MillerWelterweight 2014 Kevin Newmann IISuper Middleweight 2014 Ronald GavrilSuper Middleweight 2013 Andrew TabitiCruiserweight 2013 Ashley TheophaneLight Welterweight 2013 Mickey BeyLightweight 2013 Lanell BellowsSuper Middleweight 2014 Badou JackSuper Middleweight 2012 Ishe SmithLight Middleweight 2012 J'Leon LoveSuper Middleweight 2012 Former boxers
Name Weight Class Years
signedNotes Viddal RileyCruiserweight 2019 - 2021 Jessie VargasWelterweight 2008—2012 Deandre LatimoreLight Middleweight 2011—2012 Luís AriasMiddleweight 2012—2014 Trainers
Former trainers
See also
References
- ^ "About – Mayweather Promotions".
- ^ "Floyd Mayweather paid $750,000 to get out of his contract in 2006, and it made him hundreds of millions". Business Insider.
- ^ Behind the Scenes, Haymon Is Shaking Up the Fight Game - Greg Bishop, The New York Times, 17 December 2011
- ^ "What we know about Al Haymon: Part 2". The Ring Magazine.
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Ringside Boxing News wrote a new post, Top Rank Inc 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Top Rank
Top Rank, Inc. 
Logo used since 2012.Type Privately held company Industry Boxing promotion Predecessor Main Bout Founded 1973 Founder Headquarters , United StatesKey peopleBob Arum (CEO) Website www .toprank .com Top Rank, Inc. is a boxing promotional company founded by Jabir Herbert Muhammad and Bob Arum, which was incorporated in 1973, and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Since its founding, Top Rank has promoted many world class fighters, including Muhammad Ali, Alexis Argüello, Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Durán, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Marvin Hagler, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Erik Morales, Thomas Hearns, Paulie Ayala, Iran Barkley, Michael Carbajal, Larry Holmes, Ray Mancini, Carlos Monzón, Terry Norris, Gabriel Ruelas, Rafael Ruelas, James Toney, Kubrat Pulev and Tyson Fury.
The company has promoted such superfights as Hagler vs Leonard, Chavez vs De La Hoya, Holyfield vs Foreman, Foreman vs Moorer, Leonard vs Hearns, Hagler vs Hearns, Ali vs Frazier II and both Ali vs Spinks fights. The company also promoted George Foreman's comeback to regain the world championship, culminating in the knockout of then IBF/WBA champion Michael Moorer on November 5, 1994.
History
Main Bout
The precursor to Top Rank was Main Bout, a company founded by Muhammad Ali in 1966 to promote his fights. Along with Muhammad Ali, other early equity owners of the company included Jabir Herbert Muhammad, Bob Arum, and John Ali (chief aide to Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad).[1] The company was founded after the Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson fight, and the company mainly handled Ali's boxing promotions and pay-per-view closed-circuit television broadcasts in the late 1960s. The company's stockholders included several other fellow Nation of Islam members.[2]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Genre Boxing telecasts Created by Bob Arum Presented by Various Country of origin United States Original language English Production Production location Various boxing stadiums Running time Various Production companies - ESPN
- Top Rank
Release Original network ESPN Picture format Original release - First run:
April 10, 1980 – 1996 - Second run:
July 2, 2017 - present
In the early 1980s, Top Rank Boxing and then-fledgling ESPN formed a partnership to bring a weekly boxing to the cable network which culminated with the first regularly televised boxing series since 1964. The first event was held on April 10, 1980, in Atlantic City, when middleweight Frank Fletcher decisioned Ben Serrano.[3] The original Top Rank Boxing on ESPN was the longest-running cable series and weekly boxing series in history, after celebrating its 16th consecutive year in 1996. ESPN broke away from the contract afterward, replacing it with Friday Night Fights—a new series that would feature fights from other promotions and aired on ESPN2.[4]
In July 2017, Top Rank began to soft launch a new broadcasting agreement with ESPN, beginning with Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn,[5][6] followed by two more cards in August.[7] That month, ESPN officially announced a multi-year agreement, calling for events airing across ESPN linear and digital properties (including its recently-launched subscription service ESPN+), and an option to carry events on pay-per-view.[8][9] On August 2, 2018, ESPN extended the agreement through 2025.[10]
Announcers
Kenneth Anderson AKA (Mr. Kennedy Aka Mr. Anderson)
Blow-by-blow
- Sal Marchiano (1980–1983)[11]
- Sam Rosen (1980–1983)[12]
- Al Bernstein (1983–1996)
- Don Chevrier (1987–1988)[13]
- Tom Kelly (1988–1989)
- Barry Tompkins (1989–1994)[14]
- Bob Papa (1996–2003)[15]
- Joe Tessitore (2015–present)
Color Commentator
- Al Bernstein (1980–1983, 1987–1998)[12]
- Tommy Hearns (1980)[12]
- Randy Gordon (1980–1982)[16]
- Donald Curry (1985)[17]
- Dave Bontempo (1986–1998)
- Teddy Atlas (1998–2017)[18]
- Andre Ward (2017–present)
- Mark Kriegel (2017–present)
- Timothy Bradley (2020–present)
Current boxers
Boxer Nickname Nationality Weight Record Title Carlos Adames DominicanWelterweight 20-1 (16 KO) Joseph Adorno "Blessed Hands" Puerto RicanLightweight 14–0–2 (12 KO) Mike Alvarado "Mile High" AmericanWelterweight 40–5 (28 KO) Efe Ajagba "The Silent Roller" NigerianHeavyweight 15–1 (12 KO) Jerwin Ancajas "Pretty Boy" FilipinoSuper flyweight 32–1–2 (22 KO) IBF super flyweight champion Jared Anderson “Big Baby” AmericanHeavyweight 10–0 (10 KO) Arnold Barboza Jr. AmericanLight welterweight 26–0 (10 KO) Raymundo Beltrán "Sugar" 
MexicanLightweight 36–9–1 (22 KO) José Benavidez "Merciless" AmericanWelterweight 27–1 (18 KO) Alexander Besputin RussianWelterweight 15–0 (11 KO) Artur Beterbiev RussianLight heavyweight 16–0 (16 KO) WBC, IBF, and lineal light heavyweight champion Jeyvier Cintrón "Perrito" Puerto RicanBantamweight 11–1 (5 KO) Michael Conlan "Mick" IrishSuper bantamweight 16–0 (8 KO) Robson Conceição BrazilianSuper featherweight 16–1 (8 KO) Christopher Díaz "Pitufo" Puerto RicanFeatherweight 26–3 (16 KO) Isaac Dogboe "Brave-Son" GhanaianFeatherweight 22–2 (15 KO) Esquiva Falcão BrazilianSuper middleweight 28–0 (20 KO) Gabriel Flores Jr. AmericanLightweight 20–1 (7 KO) Tyson Fury "Gypsy King" BritishHeavyweight 32–0–1 (23 KO) WBC, The Ring & lineal heavyweight champion Fazliddin Gaibnazarov UzbekWelterweight 9–1 (5 KO) Jesse Garcia AmericanFeatherweight 9–0 (5 KO) Jose Gonzalez "Chocolatito" AmericanFeatherweight 15–0–2 (5 KO) Oleksandr Gvozdyk "The Nail" UkrainianLight heavyweight 17–1 (14 KO) Jeff Horn "The Hornet" AustralianWelterweight 20–3–1 (13 KO) Jesse Hart "Hard Work" AmericanSuper middleweight 26–3 (21 KO) Naoya Inoue "Monster" JapaneseBantamweight 22–0 (19 KO) WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring bantamweight champion David Kaminsky IsraeliLight middleweight 6–1 (3 KO) Bryant Jennings "By-By" AmericanHeavyweight 24–4 (14 KO) Egidijus Kavaliauskas LithuanianWelterweight 22–2–1 (18 KO) Vasiliy Lomachenko "Loma" UkrainianLightweight 15–2 (11 KO) José López "Chino" Puerto RicanLight welterweight 12–1 (10 KO) Teófimo López "El Brooklyn" AmericanLightweight 16–1 (12 KO) Bryan Lua AmericanLightweight 8–0 (3 KO) Jessie Magdaleno AmericanSuper bantamweight 28–1 (18 KO) Miguel Marriaga "The Scorpion" ColombianFeatherweight 30–4 (26 KO) Mikaela Mayer AmericanLight welterweight 15–0 (5 KO) Trevor McCumby AmericanLight heavyweight 25–0 (19 KO) Kieran Molloy IrishWelterweight 0–0 (0 KO) Andrew Moloney "The Monster" AustralianSuper flyweight 22–2–1 NC (14 KO) Jason Moloney "Mayhem" AustralianBantamweight 22–2 (18 KO) Ryōta Murata JapaneseMiddleweight 16–3 (13 KO) Emanuel Navarrete "Vaquero" MexicanFeatherweight 34–1 (29 KO) WBO featherweight champion Steve Nelson AmericanLight heavyweight 17–0 (14 KO) José Pedraza "Sniper" Puerto RicanLightweight 29–3 (14 KO) Duke Ragan AmericanFeatherweight Jose Ramírez AmericanLight welterweight 26–1 (17 KO) Casey Ramos "The Wizard" AmericanSuper featherweight 24–1 (6 KO) Mike Reed "Yes Indeed" AmericanLight welterweight 25–2 (13 KO) Jean Carlos Rivera Puerto RicanFeatherweight 16–2 (11 KO) Julian Rodriguez "Hammer Hands" AmericanLight welterweight 21–1 (14 KO) Alex Saucedo "El Cholo" AmericanWelterweight 30–2 (19 KO) Joe Smith Jr. "Irish Bomber" AmericanLight heavyweight 27–3 (21 KO) WBO light heavyweight champion Jason Sosa "El Canito" AmericanSuper featherweight 23–4–4 (16 KO) Genesis Servania "Kashimi" FilipinoFeatherweight 34–3 (16 KO) Shakur Stevenson "Sugar" AmericanSuper featherweight 17–0 (9 KO) WBO junior lightweight champion Josh Taylor "Tartan Tornado" BritishLight welterweight 18–0 (13 KO) IBF, WBA (Super), WBC, WBO light welterweight champion Nicholas Walters "Axe Man" JamaicanSuper featherweight 26–1–1 (21 KO) Óscar Valdez MexicanSuper featherweight 30–0 (23 KO) WBC super featherweight champion Félix Verdejo "El Diamante" Puerto RicanLightweight 27–2 (17 KO) Henry Lebrón "Moncho" Puerto RicanLightweight 14–0 (9 KO) Xander Zayas Puerto RicanLight middleweight 11–0 (8 KO) Notable fighters
Other events
Early in its history, Top Rank promoted the Snake River Canyon jump of daredevil Evel Knievel in September 1974.[19][20] The event, at Twin Falls, Idaho, was shown live on paid closed circuit television in hundreds of theaters, for about ten dollars each.[21][22][23] The steam-powered Skycycle X-2 had a premature deployment of its parachute and Knievel survived.[22]
References
- ^ "Risk vs. Reward". Top Rank Boxing. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ Ezra, Michael (2013). The Economic Civil Rights Movement: African Americans and the Struggle for Economic Power. Routledge. p. 105. ISBN 9781136274756.
- ^ "40 Years of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN". Big Fight Weekend. April 10, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "No longer fighting, Top Rank, ESPN talk about fights". ESPN.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "Pacquiao-Horn To Air Live on ESPN, 9PM ET/6PM PT". Boxing Scene. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ "ESPN to televise Manny Pacquiao's next fight as part of new Top Rank agreement". Bloody Elbow (SB Nation). Vox Media. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Vasyl Lomachenko, Terence Crawford to headline live ESPN cards in August". ESPN.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "Top Rank signs exclusive 4-year deal with ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 26, 2017). "ESPN And Top Rank Announce Multi-Year Agreement For New Fight Series". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ Hayes, Dade (2018-08-02). "ESPN Sets Landmark Boxing Deal With Top Rank Through 2025". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ Alfano, Peter (July 12, 1983). "Embarrassing Night in Boxing". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Winderman, Ira (May 13, 1986). "ESPN's Bernstein Won't Go Down Without a Fight". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Roundup Baseball". The Globe and Mail. September 24, 1987.
- ^ Sarni, Jim (November 18, 1988). "Saturday is Dream for Football Fanatics". Sun Sentinel.
- ^ Lindquist, Jerry (August 22, 1994). "Berman's Forecast on Redskins: Wait Till Next Year". Richmond Times - Dispatch.
- ^ Katz, Michael; Johnson, Roy S. (October 19, 1982). "Announcer Loses". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Myslenski, Skip; Kay, Linds (August 29, 1985). "Odds & INS". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Pugmire, Lance (December 13, 2017). "Boxing analyst Teddy Atlas is removed by ESPN from live fights". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Is he an athlete, daredevil, promoter, hoax, or a nut?". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. June 25, 1974. p. B2.
- ^ "Congressman says Evel bad influence on kids". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 4, 1974. p. 2.
- ^ "Evel Knievel canyon leap today". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 8, 1974. p. 16.
- ^ a b Sellard, Dan (September 9, 1974). "Evel Knievel's leap at canyon ends in draw". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
- ^ "Snake River Canyon Jump". Chicago Tribune. (advertisement). September 6, 1974. p. 2, section 3.
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Premier Boxing Champions
Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) is an ongoing series of televised boxing events connected to manager Al Haymon.
PBC was initially promoted as an effort to return boxing to mainstream broadcast and cable television, as opposed to premium channels and pay-per-view. The first Premier Boxing Champions card was broadcast by NBC on March 7, 2015, and the promotion reached deals with an array of other broadcasters, with brokered cards scheduled across all four of the major television networks in the United States (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC) and their affiliated sports-oriented cable networks (ESPN, CBS Sports Network, FS1, and NBCSN, respectively), as well as on outlets such as Spike and Bounce TV.
In parallel with the focus on major cards on broadcast television, the events initially featured a more elaborate in-arena staging than other boxing events, featuring an entrance stage, and a circular marquee and jumbotron suspended above the ring. The telecasts also employed various technologies, including a 360-degree camera rig above the ring, and sensor-equipped gloves and shorts for gathering additional statistics. However, these features were phased out from later events. By 2018, PBC had established long-term deals with Fox Sports and Showtime, with the networks paying traditional rights fees, and holding the rights to produce PBC pay-per-view events.
Although it promotes the media rights of its associated events, PBC is not considered to be a promoter, in compliance with the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act (which forbids manager from also serving as a promoter). Haymon considers himself an "adviser" and manager.[1] Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank both filed lawsuits against Haymon and the investors of PBC, arguing that through PBC and other internal intricacies, Haymon was serving as both a manager and promoter—actions which are forbidden under the Ali Act. Additionally, the two promoters claimed violations of antitrust law, with Top Rank in particular claiming that Haymon was trying to effectively monopolize professional boxing in the United States by consolidating boxers with overpaid contracts, venue bookings, the events themselves, and broadcast rights under his ownership. Top Rank settled its suit in May 2016, while the Golden Boy suit was dismissed in 2017 after a judge ruled that it had "failed to demonstrate that there is a genuine issue of material fact".
Production
Premier Boxing Champions was part of an effort by Al Haymon—best known as the representative of Floyd Mayweather Jr.—to bring mainstream prominence back to the sport of boxing.[2][3] In the United States, although popular among a niche audience, most major boxing events were relegated to premium television channels (such as HBO and Showtime) and pay-per-view, limiting their mainstream exposure to those who are willing to pay. The growing popularity of mixed martial arts has also affected the popularity of boxing within the young adult demographic; the UFC's broadcast rights contract with Fox allowed some of its cards to air on the main Fox network—which proved successful in terms of overall viewership. In a survey conducted by Haymon, only 2% of the 35% of viewers who identified themselves as fans of boxing had watched it.[3][4]
PBC's chief operations officer Ryan Caldwell acknowledged that when broadly distributed, major sporting events can attract a large number of live viewers as event television, and in turn, advertisers: he explained that they were "whacking our key demographic with a lot of fees on premium cable and pay-per-view. Broader distribution is key. When you look across other sports, there's a reason they aren't pay-per-view distributed." Caldwell also noted the success of WWE Network, which similarly subverted the professional wrestling promotion's traditionally PPV-oriented business model by offering its premium events and other archive programs as part of an over-the-top subscription service.[4][5] PBC's vice president of operations Lamont Jones explained that the goal of the promotion was to build loyalty, believing that "the [same] way the customer goes to the grocery store and sees USDA on the steak and wants to buy it, we want the boxing fan to see to PBC on the telecast and know they can expect high-quality, competitive match-ups."[2][3]
Executive producer Michael Marto felt that the in-arena experience of boxing events had been compromised by the focus on their television broadcasts, leading to a lack of "entertainment" for those attending in person.[6] A concert-style stage setup known as the "Ring of Honor" was therefore developed for PBC events; inspired by the Colosseum and the stage setup of U2's 360° Tour, its centerpiece was a Jumbotron-like rig above the ring with an ultra high definition scoreboard screen and a circular marquee display. The screens were used as a scoreboard, and to play instant replays and other features. At the end of the arena was an entry stage known as the "Wall of Thunder". There were three different configurations of the stage components for different venue sizes.[6][7] Film composer Hans Zimmer was commissioned to create theme and soundtrack music for the events.[2]
New technologies were also developed for use during PBC events to provide improved insight and second screen experiences to viewers; Aqueti developed camera technology for use during the events, such as a headband-mounted camera for the referee, "Round-a-Bout"—a circular frame with 36 cameras to provide a 360-degree view of the ring below and "bullet time" effects, and 250-megapixel "microcameras" consisting of multiple digital camera processors linked together. Gloves and shorts were equipped with sensors for measuring the force of punches and other medical data respectively.[4]
Broadcasting
As opposed to most major boxing events, Haymon sought carriage for the Premier Boxing Champions cards on mainstream cable networks, and on the United States' major television networks. Haymon reached multi-year deals with NBC Sports (NBC and NBCSN), Viacom (Spike), CBS Sports (CBS, CBS Sports Network) and Bounce TV to air PBC cards through their outlets on either weekend afternoons or in prime time; rather than having the broadcasters pay the promotion a rights fee, the telecasts are brokered by Haymon to the networks in exchange for a cut of advertising revenue. Prior to these deals, boxing telecasts on the major networks in recent years had been limited to occasional one-off broadcasts, such as a broadcast by CBS in December 2012 in conjunction with sister premium network Showtime.[8][2][9] All PBC broadcasters entered into exclusivity agreements with the group. CBS's contract contained an option for Showtime to carry PBC cards non-exclusively.[1]
PBC cards on Spike were first broadcast as part of the network's combat sports brand Friday Night Lights Out.[10] Antonio Tarver, who served as a member of Spike's broadcast team, explained that "I remember back in the day when fighters started their careers on NBC. Network TV. That's how legendary stars were made. I think NBC and Spike are going to do the same for today's fighters."[3]
Under its contract with NBC, Haymon paid the broadcaster $20 million per year; NBC Sports' first 20 Premier Boxing Champions events included nine prime time cards on NBCSN, and five prime time cards on the NBC network—marking the first time in thirty years that NBC had broadcast a boxing event in prime time.[2] The first PBC card aired on March 7, 2015 on NBC, and featured Keith Thurman in a welterweight bout against Robert Guerrero, and Adrien Broner against John Molina in a junior welterweight bout. Al Michaels served as the host, joined by Marv Albert and Sugar Ray Leonard as commentators.[2][11] Viewership of the premiere broadcast peaked at 4.2 million viewers; NBC claimed that it was the most-watched professional boxing telecast since Fox's March 1998 Oscar De La Hoya's Fight Night (which reached 5.9 million viewers).[12]
On March 19, 2015, ESPN announced a two-year deal with Premier Boxing Champions, in which the network would air 12 cards per year, with eleven prime time cards on ESPN and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes (airing under its Noche de Combates brand), and an afternoon event on ABC. ESPN's inaugural telecast aired on July 11, 2015. Concurrently, ESPN announced that after a seventeen-year run, it would end ESPN2's boxing series Friday Night Fights; its on-air staff of Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas were carried over to ESPN's PBC telecasts.[13][14] On August 4, 2015, Fox Sports 1 announced that it would air 21 PBC cards on Tuesday nights (Toe-to-Toe Tuesdays) on the network from September 8, 2015 through June 2016. The telecasts were also simulcast in Spanish by Fox Deportes. The announcement came following the end of a contract between Fox Sports and Golden Boy Promotions.[15]
On April 7, 2015, PBC announced a deal with SiriusXM to broadcast several of its cards on satellite radio via its Sports Zone channel.[16]
On January 20, 2016, the PBC broadcast featuring headliners Danny García and Robert Guerrero was the first to be broadcast live in virtual reality by Fox Sports and NextVR.[17][18]
On June 25, 2016, CBS broadcast its first primetime PBC card, featuring a WBA welterweight championship fight between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter (won by unanimous decision by Thurman to retain his title), which marked the first boxing event broadcast by CBS in primetime since 1978. The telecast was produced by Showtime as a special edition of Showtime Championship Boxing.[19][20][21]
By 2018, most of PBC's broadcasting agreements lapsed. In September of that year, PBC reached a four-year deal with Fox Sports, covering a series of 10 "marquee" cards per-year on the Fox broadcast network, 12 per-year on FS1, as well as Fox-produced pay-per-view events. Unlike the previous time-buy arrangements, Fox is paying rights fees; The Ring reported that Fox was paying $60 million per-year. Prior to the announcement, PBC reached a long-term deal with Showtime, through 2021. Despite PBC's previous aversion to them, Fox and Showtime would also began producing pay-per-view events as part of their respective deals.[22][23][24]
In June 2019, Mike Coppinger of The Athletic reported that Ari Emanuel, co-CEO of Endeavor (parent company of UFC), had been in talks with Haymon to potentially acquire PBC, with Haymon maintaining his involvement (as Dana White had after its acquisition of UFC).[25][26]
United States audiences
As of March 2017, the highest PBC audiences have been Errol Spence Jr. vs Leonard Bundu (NBC, 2016, 4.8 million), Keith Thurman vs Robert Guerrero (NBC, 2015, 3.4 million), and Keith Thurman vs Danny García (CBS, 2017, 3.1 million), all of them at welterweight division.[27]
- Broadcast and cable television
Year Featured Bout Network Viewers Division 2016 Errol Spence Jr. vs Leonard Bundu NBC 4.8M Welterweight 2015 Keith Thurman vs Robert Guerrero NBC 3.4M Welterweight 2017 Keith Thurman vs Danny García CBS 3.1M Welterweight - Pay-per-view
Year Featured Bout Network Viewers Division 2020 Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II Fox / ESPN 1,200,000[28] Heavyweight 2021 Canelo Álvarez vs. Caleb Plant Showtime 800,000[29] Super middleweight 2019 Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman Fox 500,000[30] Welterweight 2019 Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner Showtime 400,000[31][32] Welterweight 2019 Errol Spence Jr. vs. Mikey Garcia Fox 375,000[33] Welterweight 2019 Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter Fox 350,000[34] Welterweight 2018 Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Showtime 325,000[35] Heavyweight Reception
In its review of the inaugural Premier Boxing Champions event on NBC, Bad Left Hook praised the event's on-air production style for feeling more like a "modern", "true mainstream sports show" than the boxing events of HBO and Showtime, along with the performance of Al Michaels, Steve Smoger, and BJ Flores. The performance of Marv Albert was panned, noting that he "[missed] a lot of the action", along with Steve Farhood's lack of contributions beyond scoring the fights. Hans Zimmer's soundtrack was also criticized for being "generic" and "[robbing] fighters of their own personalities."[36] Bleacher Report was similarly mixed, describing the atmosphere as being too "sterile" for a sport that "thrives on chaos", and that "the bland short walks to the ring and generic music presenting the fighters as interchangeable automatons [are] more NFL than WWE".[37] NBC's on-air talent also received mixed reviews, especially the poor performance of Albert, explaining that "Albert, who hasn't called boxing since 1985, sounded like a guy who hadn't called boxing in 30 years. He had a hard time keeping up with the action, eventually giving up on play-by-play and occasionally adding a booming 'Yes!' whenever a particularly telling blow landed."[37]
Bloody Elbow noted that PBC's initial ambitions "largely failed in the short-term; poor ratings, inactive fighters, questionable matchmaking, and planned event dates falling through (among other things) led to genuine concern that they would falter by the end of 2016."[26] In September 2016, ESPN writer Dan Rafael observed that PBC's events had been diminishing in scale (presumed to be the result of dwindling funding), with lower-profile fights at smaller venues (as opposed to the higher-profile main events at major arenas), dropping the staging and production elements that were associated with the early events, and a lower saturation of events overall than there were at the onset (although noting that they were also likely trying to avoid competition with football season). [38]
Controversy
On May 6, 2015, Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions filed a $300 million lawsuit against Al Haymon and the financiers of Premier Boxing Champions, alleging a violation of antitrust laws and the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act. Golden Boy alleged that Haymon had violated the act's requirement that managers not serve as promoters, stating that he had "forbidden hundreds of boxers he manages to sign with any other promoter; and he has acted to cut off legitimate promoters not only from promoting boxers he manages, but also from essential network television of boxing matches and from the quality arenas necessary for the effective presentation of their bouts. His illegal conduct, designed to eliminate all competition, also constitutes an 'unlawful ... business act or practice' constituting 'unfair competition' under California Business and Professions Code."[39][40]
On July 1, 2015, Top Rank filed a similar lawsuit against Haymon and Premier Boxing Champions investor Waddell & Reed, seeking an injunction to cease the events and $100 million in damages. Top Rank alleged violations of the Ali act and antitrust laws, arguing that Haymon was attempting to monopolize boxing through internal practices such as using "sham" promoters that are ultimately connected to Haymon, attempting to prevent major venues from being booked by competing promoters by reserving them for a different event, but cancelling and moving the event elsewhere after a competing event is forced to re-locate, and entering into exclusivity agreements with broadcasters through Premier Boxing Champions to prevent them from broadcasting competing events. Top Rank alleged that "with the financial backing, complicity, and material assistance of Waddell & Reed and other financiers, Haymon is rigging the boxing industry so they can act as manager, promoter, sponsor, and ticket broker for nearly every major professional boxer competing in the United States". An attorney representing Haymon denied the lawsuit, claiming it was "entirely without merit and is a cynical attempt by boxing’s old guard to use the courts to undermine the accessibility, credibility and exposure of boxing that the sport so desperately needs."[41][42]
The Top Rank lawsuit was dismissed in October 2015, with the court ruling that the promoter had failed to provide specific examples of the conduct that it had alleged, nor evidence that the alleged actions harmed Top Rank,[43] but in the decision federal judge John F. Walter allowed Top Rank to file an amended complaint after removing Premier Boxing Champion financier Waddell and Reed, which Top Rank did. After receiving the amended complaint, Judge Walter allowed the case to continue and ruled against Haymon's motion to dismiss on January 6, 2016.[44] Top Rank and Haymon agreed to a settlement in May 2016; it was reported that the settlement also contained an option to explore the possibility of a Mayweather/Pacquiao rematch, although this was not confirmed.[45]
Pre-trial documents of the Golden Boy lawsuit revealed that PBC's contract with NBC Sports called for Haymon to pay the broadcaster per-broadcast at intervals (with NBC being required to contribute $150,000 to cover a portion of the production costs for each telecast). It was also established that while PBC would produce the telecast, actual promotion of the event was to be contracted by Haymon to a "duly licensed" promoter.[1] It was also revealed that the exclusivity clauses associated with the PBC television contracts had been waived in May 2016.[1] In January 2017, the Golden Boy lawsuit was dismissed, with the court ruling that the promoter had "failed to demonstrate that there is a genuine issue of material fact as to any of their federal claims for relief".[46]
Awards
Since its inception, Premier Boxing Champions has given out end-of-year awards for various categories:
Fighter of the Year
- 2015: Keith Thurman[47]
- 2016: Carl Frampton[48]
- 2017: Jermell Charlo[49]
- 2018: Jarrett Hurd[50]
- 2019: Deontay Wilder[51]
- 2020: Teófimo López[52]
Fight of the Year
- 2015: Krzysztof Głowacki vs. Marco Huck[53]
- 2016: Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter[54]
- 2017: James DeGale vs. Badou Jack[55]
- 2018: Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz[56]
- 2019: Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter[57]
- 2020: Jose Zepeda vs. Ivan Baranchyk[52]
Round of the Year
- 2015: Daniel Jacobs vs. Sergio Mora (round 1)[58]
- 2016: Robert Easter Jr. vs. Richard Commey (round 9)[59]
- 2017: John Molina Jr. vs. Ivan Redkach (round 3)[60]
- 2018: Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury (round 12)[61]
- 2019: Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter (round 11)[62]
- 2020: no award given
Knockout of the Year
- 2015: Yenifel Vicente KO3 Juan Domínguez[63]
- 2016: Deontay Wilder KO9 Artur Szpilka[64]
- 2017: Deontay Wilder KO1 Bermane Stiverne[65]
- 2018: Danny García TKO9 Brandon Ríos[66]
- 2019: Deontay Wilder KO1 Dominic Breazeale[67]
- 2020: Alexander Povetkin KO5 Dillian Whyte[52]
Prospect of the Year
- 2017: Marcus Browne[68]
- 2018: Efe Ajagba[69]
- 2019: Joey Spencer[70]
- 2020: no award given
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