Amazon Prime announces deal with major new sport after giving up Premier League rights
ATFER a failed spell in the Premier League Amazon Primes takes on a new sport as they announced a major deal with boxing.
The streaming service will not broadcast any English top-flight football in the 2025-29 cycle.
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Amazon Prime did not bid for any rights for UK coverage of the Premier League in the 2025-29 cycle as Sky and TNT are set to dominate the scene.
This month however the streaming platform is set to broadcast 20 top-flight matches before the turn of the year.
But on Thursday the company revealed they have partnered with Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).
And will stream boxing events from 2024 after signing a multi-year agreement with PBC.
The PBC promotion was founded by Al Haymon in 2015 who was the former manager of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
His notable client list includes fighters Deontay Wilder, Andy Ruiz Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Errol Spence Jr and twins Jermell and Jermall Charlo.
PBC takeover marks an end to US broadcaster Showtime’s 37-year stint in boxing.
In a press release Amazon said: “Today, Prime Video and PBC announced a landmark multiyear rights agreement to deliver viewers the boxing industry’s most significant events.
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“Providing fans with year-round access to the best matchups featuring the biggest stars in boxing.
“Prime Video will distribute PBC’s industry-leading pay-per-view (PPV) events in the US, with the first event anticipated for March 2024.
“PBC PPV fights will be available for all viewers to purchase, regardless of Prime membership.
“Additionally, in the US and select countries, Prime Video will exclusively stream a PBC Championship Boxing series of events.
“Showcasing top matchups among boxing’s current and rising stars. Details on specific cards, dates, and locations will be announced at a later date.
“In addition to the live PBC events, Prime Video will continue to grow its Original sports content offerings.
“With behind-the-scenes PBC docuseries, live weigh-ins, as well as on-demand access to previous events, highlights, archival footage, and more.”
