DAZN and Top Rank announce multi-year media rights deal

NEW YORK CITY – DAZN and Top Rank announced a landmark multi-year partnership, including live events and an extensive fight archive from the promotional company. This move bolsters the portfolio for DAZN as being the global home for boxing content.

“Boxing belongs on the global stage, and this landmark partnership with Top Rank brings one of the sport’s most iconic promoters and legacies to DAZN – the global home of boxing,” DAZN Group CEO Shay Segev said. “For fans, fighters and the sport, this partnership is about scale and setting a new standard for how world-class boxing is experienced.”

Top Rank has been one of the flagship promotions in boxing, with 60 years of providing live events. Currently they have a roster of over three dozen fighters which include world champions such as Xander Zayas, Emmanuel Navarrete, O’Shaquie Foster, Abdullah Mason, Bruce Carrington, and Raymond Muratalla. They also have former lightweight world champion Keyshawn Davis on their roster. Furthermore, the Top Rank library of classic fights feature legendary moments from Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Manny Pacquiao.

“Since the day I started Top Rank 60 years ago, our focus has been simple: sign the best fighters, develop them into champions and make the best fights possible,” Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said. “DAZN’s position as the global home of boxing makes this a natural partnership, and I’m confident it will be tremendously beneficial for fighters, fans and the future of the sport.”

An announcement of the first Top Rank on DAZN event will be provided in the near future.