Sky Sports and Zuffa Boxing announce multi-year agreement for the UK and Ireland

Wednesday 18 March 2026

Sky Sports and Zuffa Boxing announce multi-year agreement for the UK and Ireland

Sky Sports and Zuffa Boxing have announced a new multi-year deal, confirming Sky as the UK and Irish broadcaster for all Zuffa Boxing events. The deal adds to the broadcaster's already world-class offering in sporting entertainment and means customers can look forward to seeing action-packed fight nights, including at least five shows per year on UK soil.

Sky Sports has brought fight fans the best and biggest bouts in the sport for over three decades with this deal underlining the broadcaster's renewed commitment to showcasing the very best boxing talent to UK fans alongside Zuffa Boxing.

Sky Sports' Chief Officer UK & Ireland, Jonathan Licht, said: Sky Sports has been a long-standing partner to boxing for more than 30 years. Zuffa Boxing has exciting plans for the sport, and we share that same ambition when it comes to putting on the best fights for our customers. We look forward to a new era where we'll use our platform to both build stars and showcase elite boxing talent here in the UK and internationally.

Dana White said: The UK has played such a pivotal role throughout the history of boxing. The fans there are some of the most loyal and passionate in the world. When you talk about boxing in that region, Sky Sports has always been the home for legendary boxing fights. There's no bigger or better platform to showcase the best boxing in the UK. This is a massive milestone for Zuffa Boxing.

The first event to be broadcast on Sky Sports will be ZUFFA BOXING 05: CORTES vs. GARCIA on Sunday, April 5, live from the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. The main event will feature rising contender, Andres Cortes (24-0, 13 KOs), looking to keep his perfect record as he takes on Eridson Garcia (23-1, 14 KOs), who is coming off a six-fight win streak. The co-main event will see former world champion Mark Magsayo (28-2, 18 KOs) take on Ireland's own Feargal McCroy (17-1, 9 KOs) with both looking to stamp their mark on Zuffa Boxing's lightweight division.

Sky Sports and Zuffa Boxing will reveal a more detailed fight schedule for the remainder of 2026 over the coming weeks.

Latest news

LINK:	https://www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/article/sky-sports-and-zuffa-boxing-ann...
	See more stories from sky

More from BskyB