DAZN AND THE WORLD BOXING COUNCIL ANNOUNCE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP

LONDON – May 09, 2024 – DAZN, the world’s leading sports streaming platform and the Global Home of Boxing, today announces a ground-breaking partnership with the World Boxing Council (WBC). This historic collaboration will redefine how fans engage with boxing, providing unparalleled access to premium content, fights, and events while bolstering the growth of the sport worldwide.

The multi-year partnership represents a game-changing moment for boxing, uniting two powerhouses of the sport to ensure fans never miss a moment of action.  With exclusive interviews, original documentaries, compelling behind the scenes content and live events (including conventions and rankings updates) all set to appear on the DAZN platform, this partnership will offer a more engaging and complete proposition for fans worldwide.

This content, and more, will be available to fans from today on DAZN and joins an unparalleled portfolio of boxing and other combat footage featuring stars such as Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury Deontay Wilder, and Ryan Garcia,

Commenting on this transformative partnership, Mauricio Sulaimán, President of the WBC, stated: “The WBC is thrilled with this unique opportunity to bring fight fans the so many stories that boxing provides worldwide, every fighter story is a script for Hollywood and through the WBC Zone in DAZN intimate and exciting programming will be available for all to enjoy as well as  events, fight cards, tutorials and an endless array of exclusive content”.

Pete Oliver, CEO Growth Markets, DAZN, added: “We are thrilled to partner with the esteemed World Boxing Council to deliver unparalleled boxing content to fans everywhere. This collaboration underscores our commitment to providing the most comprehensive and immersive boxing experience on DAZN. Together with the WBC, we look forward to shaping the future of the sport and inspiring the next generation of boxing enthusiasts.”

Stay tuned for more exciting developments across DAZN and the WBC’s mission to support, grow, and further popularise the sport of boxing globally.

About DAZN:

DAZN is the Home of European Football, Women’s Football, Boxing, MMA, and the NFL (excl. USA). We are building the ultimate sports entertainment platform, based on premium sports rights, world-leading tech, and multi-platform distribution. DAZN believes that fans from across the globe should be able to watch, read, bet, play, share, socialise, buy tickets and merchandise, all in one place, with one account, one wallet and on one app.

For more information on DAZN, our products, people, and performance, visit dazngroup.com

About World Boxing Council (WBC):

The World Boxing Council was founded in 1963 as a non profit organization and currently has the affiliation of 176 countries and is responsible for all the major changes for protection of fighters health and safety as well as visionary innovations to make boxing better and more exciting.

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