Sky Sports announces new boxing schedule with Top Rank and BOXXER | Boxing News

Sky Sports activities has introduced particulars of its new technology of boxing protection following offers with promotional firms Prime Rank and BOXXER, revealing the primary fights in a busy new boxing schedule and recent struggle codecs.

September 11
Oscar Valdez vs Robson Conceicao – WBC super-featherweight title

September 25 – Sky Sports activities Field Workplace
Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk – IBF, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles
Lawrence Okolie vs Dilan Prasovic – WBO cruiserweight title

October 2
Chris Eubank Jr vs Sven Elbir
David Avanesyan vs Liam Taylor – European welterweight title
Richard Riakpohre vs Krzysztof Twardowski

October 16
Savannah Marshall vs Lolita Muzeya – WBO middleweight title
Hughie Fury vs Christian Hammer

October 24
Jamel Herring vs Shakur Stevenson – WBO super-featherweight title

November 6
BOXXER event

December 18
Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall – undisputed super-lightweight title

Sky Sports activities is now the place to observe reside Prime Rank occasions from the USA within the UK & Eire, whereas the partnership with BOXXER will ship fights from elite fighters from the UK. Following the partnership announcement in June, Sky Sports activities can also be refreshing its boxing providing and model with the goal of giving struggle followers unparalleled entry to the game’s main pound-for-pound fighters from throughout the globe.

Beginning record of BOXXER fighters:
Hughie Fury (heavyweight)
Steve Robinson (heavyweight)
Nick Campbell (heavyweight)
Richard Riakpohre (cruiserweight)
Mikael Lawal (cruiserweight)
Scott Forrest (cruiserweight)
Germaine Browne (super-middleweight)
Chris Eubank Jr (middleweight)
Brad Rea (middleweight)
Joe Pigford (super-welterweight)
Adam Azim (light-weight)
Hassan Azim (welterweight)
Lewis Ritson (super-lightweight)
Mark Dickinson (middleweight)
Savannah Marshall (middleweight)
Claressa Shields (middleweight)
Georgia O’Connor (super-welterweight)
Caroline Dubois (light-weight)
April Hunter (welterweight)
Ebonie Jones (bantamweight)

Prime Rank fighters embody:
Josh Taylor (undisputed super-lightweight champion)
Oscar Valdez (WBC super-featherweight champion)
Jamel Herring (WBO super-featherweight champion)
Shakur Stevenson
Teofimo Lopez (IBF, WBA, WBO light-weight champion)
Terence Crawford (WBO welterweight champion)
Vasiliy Lomachenko
Joe Smith Jr (WBO light-heavyweight champion)
Mikaela Mayer (WBO super-featherweight champion)
Artur Beterbiev (IBF, WBC light-heavyweight champion)
Naoya Inoue (IBF, WBA super-bantamweight champion)
Ryota Murata

The primary UK occasion of the brand new partnership with BOXXER takes place Saturday, October 2 when Wasserman Boxing athlete Chris Eubank Jr meets Sven Elbir at London’s SSE ARENA, Wembley. They high a stacked card which options David Avanesyan defending his European championship in opposition to the UK’s Liam Taylor, unbeaten since 2015, and cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe coming back from damage layoff to get again on the world title hunt.

Two weeks later, on Saturday, October 16 Hughie Fury seeks to cement his place as a world top-10 heavyweight when he faces the heavy-handed Christian Hammer on a card that includes WBO champion Savannah Marshall and massively well-liked Newcastle fan favorite Lewis Ritson at Utilita Area, Newcastle.

Each occasions will air reside and solely on Sky Sports activities, with tickets on sale from 10am tomorrow through boxxer.com/tickets.

Undisputed super-lightweight world champion Josh “The Tartan Twister” Taylor will defend his crown in opposition to WBO No 1 contender Jack ‘El Gato’ Catterall on Saturday, December 18 from The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, reside on Sky Sports activities and streaming solely in the USA on ESPN+.

Taylor authored a boxing masterclass in Could, defeating fellow unified world champion Jose Ramirez through unanimous choice in Las Vegas to develop into the primary British boxer within the four-belt period to realize undisputed standing. Ticket and undercard info for Taylor-Catterall will probably be introduced shortly.

After 30 years in boxing, Sky Sports activities Boxing is beginning a brand new chapter with Prime Rank and BOXXER, with an thrilling mixture of elite-level and rising fighters for Sky Sports activities boxing followers to observe.

Struggle followers may also stay up for bouts from the likes of WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford, Vasiliy Lomachenko, unified light-weight world champion Teófimo López, unified bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue, WBO super-featherweight champion Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson.

What’s extra, Sky’s new protection will function a few of boxing’s greatest feminine fighters together with a super-featherweight title unification showdown between Prime Rank’s Mikaela Mayer and Maiva Hamadouche. As well as, Olympian Caroline Dubois, the up-and-coming star recent from her exploits in Tokyo, additionally joins the ranks of BOXXER, alongside WBO middleweight champion Savannah Marshall and unified two-weight champion Claressa Shields. Claressa will probably be combating on Sky Sports activities within the UK, after an settlement with Salita Promotions to struggle on Boxxer exhibits.

Along with the brand new record of names, two-time unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is about to tackle Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25, reside on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace.

The four-year US output cope with Prime Rank offers Sky Sports activities entry to the US promoter’s present secure of 9 of the highest 18 pound-for-pound fighters and a minimal of 18 US struggle nights whereas via a four-year promotional cope with BOXXER, Sky Sports activities plans to point out round 14 UK struggle nights plus Pay-Per-View fights and new codecs.

As the brand new technology of boxing begins, Sky Sports activities, Prime Rank and BOXXER are bringing struggle followers a variety of recent codecs with the goal of accelerating competitivity within the ring. Along with Pay-Per-View fights, viewers could have a feast of motion within the type of Struggle Nights and BOXXER Collection Event exhibits. In addition to high-quality boxing, the event exhibits will convey way more of an occasion really feel to our screens within the hopes of attracting new audiences to the game and they’ll additionally present unparalleled alternatives for beginner boxers to struggle on the massive stage.

Alongside the British Boxing Board of Management, Sky can also be furthering its dedication to grassroots boxing via a dedication to the event of up-and-coming fighters with plans to supply the live-streaming of beginner boxing occasions on the broadcaster’s platforms.

The Tokyo Olympics and the heroics of Crew GB confirmed as soon as once more how crucially necessary the beginner sport is – whether or not at elite or at membership degree – the place boxing gyms can act as youth centres. Sky Sports activities and BOXXER are dedicated to supporting grass roots boxing and can function a sequence of beginner tournaments and an thrilling new annual Cup match.

BOXXER Collection occasions are one-night tournaments that present alternatives and publicity for boxers throughout the UK, as a part of a dedication to supporting the game at a grassroots degree within the UK. In partnership with Sky Sports activities Boxing, BOXXER Collection occasions will probably be staged in each main UK metropolis. Sky Sports activities and BOXXER have confirmed a BOXXER Collection occasion for Saturday, November 6 on the M&S Financial institution Area Liverpool. Sky Sports activities has introduced that award-winning TV and radio presenter Vick Hope has joined the Sky Sports activities Boxing group and would be the face of the BOXXER Collection occasions.

BOXXER founder Ben Shalom stated: “We’re excited to proceed the wealthy Sky Sports activities Boxing legacy and take it into a brand new period. We based BOXXER to make the skilled sport extra accessible and create higher alternatives within the sport for fighters.

“This long-term cope with Sky permits us to take that mission to the following degree. The technique will put followers first; showcasing the perfect fights from around the globe and constructing the game within the UK.”

Prime Rank president Todd duBoef stated: “Sky Sports activities has been the house to the most important sporting occasions all through UK for many years, and we stay up for bringing the world’s greatest boxing occasions and star expertise from around the globe to UK boxing followers.”

Sky Sports activities managing director Jonathan Licht stated: “We’re thrilled to announce the primary section of our thrilling new boxing schedule and we stay up for working intently with Prime Rank and BOXXER to ship the perfect fights to Sky Sports activities Boxing viewers, and to showcasing a number of the greatest up-and-coming fighters within the UK. Sky Sports activities prospects could have extra entry to boxing than ever earlier than.”