Particle.news

Download on the App Store

BBC Returns Professional Boxing to Free-to-Air TV With Four-Year Boxxer Deal

The arrangement will include prime-time Saturday slots on BBC One alongside selected live streams on iPlayer, underscoring the corporation’s bid to broaden audience access.

Image

Overview

  • The BBC has signed a four-year free-to-air broadcast agreement with Boxxer to bring professional boxing back to its channels.
  • The deal replaces Boxxer’s concluded 2021–2025 pay-per-view partnership with Sky Sports, which opted not to renew.
  • Live Saturday night fight cards will air on BBC One, while selected undercard matches and exclusive content will stream on iPlayer.
  • This marks the first sustained slate of professional boxing on BBC television in years, reviving coverage that dates back to the broadcaster’s inaugural 1938 broadcast.
  • Full details on initial fight cards, undercard line-ups and the BBC Sport presenting team are due to be announced in the coming weeks.