Conor Benn signs for Zuffa

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The man was a legend

 

“Best fights, best fighters” | Dana White ANNOUNCES Zuffa Boxing and Sky Sports Boxing deal

Finally it became official. Some big boxing nights ahead on Sky Box Office !

 

Be interesting how DAZN now respond as this will be a major dent towards their UK ambitions as far as getting punters to watch their shows on TV.

I'm just happy for any Boxing to be back on SKY.

Even if it means I have to watch the winners collect and wear a god awful cheap looking belt.

 

Now the fun begins !

I know many of the UK names Zuffa Boxing is going to sign / has made deals with.

 

Wahoooo I got my MVP and Zuffa to Sky prediction right!

 

Give us one you tease

 

Johnny Fisher?

 

Just think of all the PPVs Sky need to make up for from the last year. Beyond maybe the first UK show, you’d think the majority of them over here will be on Box Office.

 

Poor Eddie Hearn. I wonder if he will lose interest in the boxing industry within the next 2-3 years ?

 

AJ, Johnny Fisher and Ben Whittaker. Blimey! imagine that!

 

Sky being in boxing is undeniably positive and it's good for the sport that they are back involved. I won't be watching.

Zuffa are going to be an anti-competitive closed shop. Barring shock recognition by one or more of the sanctioning bodies, a talented young fighter who wants to progress beyond national level will have to sign their careers away.

So much wrong with boxing as it is now, but that doesn't justify giving full control to Zuffa.

Sky were rigorously against the European Super League "for the good of football", but jump into bed with Zuffa at the first opportunity. I guess I'm justifying my "probably moaning about Sky Sports" tagline now. Awful company.

 

Why do you feel like boxing has been a shambles for decades? I think it has for a few years, probably since covid.

IMO some of the best years have been the past few decades (30-40years). So I never understand this narrative I keep hearing that boxings been broken for ages. I often feel it’s a narrative pushed by crap shill media like talksport for some agenda ie to hype Turki Dana or whoever

I also don’t understand what benefits Dana could possibly bring to the sport. I can only see a benefit for the business he represents.